Ambrosia-Egg Nog Candy

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serves/makes:

ready in:
under 30 minutes

ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup canned or dairy eggnog
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped, candied cherries
1/2 cup flaked coconut

directions

Butter sides of heavy 3-quart saucepan. In prepared pan, combine sugar, eggnog and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to boiling.

Cook to soft ball stage (238 degrees F) without stirring. Immediately remove from heat; cool to lukewarm (110 degrees F) without stirring.

Add butter and vanilla. Beat vigorously until very thick and candy just starts to lose its gloss, about 8 minutes.

Quickly stir in cherries and coconut; pour into buttered 8 x 4 x 3- inch loaf pan.

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Roberta

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