Eulavees Source Cream Nuts

Eulavee was our neighbor two doors down when I was a child. I don't remember her, but my mom said she used to hang out with her when we first moved to Sanger. You can use any nuts for this recipe (even walnuts). I prefer pecans.


Total Preparation Time

Total preparation time is

  • 40min - preparation and cooking

Ingredients

  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Sour Cream - 1/2 cup
  • Corn Syrup - 1 tablespoon (15ml)
  • Salt - a small pinch
  • Butter - 1 tablespoon (15ml)
  • Vanilla - 1/2 teaspoon (3ml)
  • Nuts - 2 cups

Method

  1. Stir the sugar, sour cream, syrup, and salt over low heat until the sugar reaches soft ball stage (238F / 114C)
  2. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and vanilla
  3. Stir in the nuts.
  4. Turn out onto parchment paper and break up the clumps

Prepared

  • 250408 - I only did a single batch, and it was too little for my smallest pot. I used a candy thermometer, but the tip of the thermometer couldn't reach the candy, so I had to push the mixture onto the tip as I stirred it and the pot slid around on the stove. While doing this I failed to notice it had passed 238F. I overcooked the sugar and the resulting candy was hard. Next time do a bigger batch or get a smaller pot.