A few years ago, I told my friend's mom I wanted to learn how to make candy. And although my friend had since moved out of state.. her mom planned a day for me to come over and help her make a LOT of candy. Seriously - we cooked and baked all. day. long. I loved the experience, and I took away some amazing recipes. One of my all-time favorites is the recipe for caramels. It's super easy, but it takes a lot of patience to keep stirring while you're waiting for that thermometer to get to the "soft ball" stage. What's that? You want to make some? Okay. Here's the recipe: 2 cups light corn syrup 1 cup milk 4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 14 ounces sweetened, condensed milk 1 1/2 cups whipping cream 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 1. Butter a 9x13 pan. Actually, I use one of those jelly-roll pans that is a little larger, but either will work. 2. In a 6 quart pan, combine syrup, condensed milk, milk, cream, butter and sugar. Heat on medium and ...