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Turtle Candy

 
Date sent: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:23:00 -0500
From: Laura 
To: phaedrus
Subject: turtle candy

Hi,

I used to have a good recipe for making turtle candy with caramels and
pecans and chocolate, could you please help me find a recipe as I lost
mine, and I cannot find one
Thank You
 
Laura

Hi Laura,

Here are two.

Phaed

Turtle Candy

Ingredients
1 bag caramels (wrappers removed) 
1 can condensed milk 
1 pound pecan halves 
milk chocolate for candy dipping 

Directions
Melt candies and milk in double boiler(can use microwave, but
burns easily). Add pecans, mix well. Drop by spoonful onto a wax
paper lined cookie sheet. Freeze. Dip into melted chocolate. Drop
onto wax paper. (a skewer is good for dipping) 
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Betty Crocker Easy Turtle Candy 

4 oz  pecan halves (about 72) 
24  caramel candies 
1 t. shortening 
6 oz.  semi-sweet chocolate chips 

Heat oven to 300º. Cover cookie sheet with aluminum  foil, shiny 
side up; lightly grease. For each candy, place 3 pecan halves in a 
"Y" shape on foil. Place 1 caramel candy in center of each "Y". 
Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 - 10 minutes. Heat 
shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is
melted. Spread over candies and refrigerate 30 minutes.