Pecan Pralines

2 cups Sugar
3/4 cup Pecans; chopped coarse
1/4 teaspoon Salt
Lightly oil a baking sheet.
In a dry heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until melted and cook, without stirring, swirling pan, until a golden caramel.  Stir in pecans with salt until coated well.  Immediately pour mixture onto baking sheet, tilting baking sheet [...]

English Toffee

1 pound brown sugar
1 pound milk chocolate
1 pound butter
1 pound pecans or almonds
Cook sugar and butter, stirring constantly. Cook to hard crack stage (290 to 300°). Have buttered pans ready sprinkled with ground or finely chopped nuts. Pour candy over quickly. When cool put softened chocolate on, then nuts on top.

Mocha Truffles

11 1/2 oz milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 teaspoon coffee-flavored liqueur
2/3 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
Melt chips with whipping cream and coffee granules in heavy, medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally.  Whisk in liqueur until blended.
Pour into pie pan.  Refrigerate until mixture is fudgy, but soft, about 2 hours.
Shape about [...]

Almond Toffee Bark

3 cups almonds; sliced
1 stick unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice; fresh
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate; (not sweetened)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and oil a large baking sheet.
In a large baking pan spread almonds evenly and toast in the middle of the oven, stirring nuts halfway [...]

Whiskey Balls

3 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup pecans; finely chopped
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 cup bourbon
3 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 salt, if desired
1. Blend together the crumbs, nuts, cocoa, 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, bourbon, corn syrup, and a dash of salt. Form into small balls the size of walnuts.
2. Roll each ball in [...]

Chocolate Caramels

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup light corn syrup
2 cups sugar
8 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate; cut 1/4″ pieces
1 pinch salt
tempered chocolate for dipping, or cellophane for wrapping
Butter and line with buttered foil a 9- by 13- by 2-inch pan.
Combine cream, corn syrup and sugar in a saucepan. Bring [...]

Chocolate Truffles

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup chocolate; powdered
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup unsalted butter
Put all ingredients in a solid sauce-pan, mix while bringing slowly to the boil. Boil gently. After two minutes you will have a wonderful icing for cakes, and a sauce for ice cream.
After six minutes (or a little longer if you want your truffles [...]