Maple molasses gems

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       Title: MAPLE MOLASSES GEMS
  Categories: Candies
       Yield: 24 Servings
  
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       4 c  Molasses
       1 c  Brwon sugar
       1 c  Maple sugar
         pn Cream of tartar
     1/2 c  Butter
     1/2 ts Vinegar
         pn Salt
       1 ts Vanilla
     1/2 ts Almond extract
       2 c  Pecan nut meats, chopped
  
     Cook the molasses, sugars and cream of tartar to 256, or to the hard-ball
   stage. Add the butter, vinegar, slat, extracts and the chopped nut meats.
   Stir lightly to blend and pour into butter pans, marking off while soft
   into sticks, squares, cushions or other desired shapes. Walnuts or
   butternuts may be used.
     Shred by Pat Stockett, formatted for MM7 by Marge Nemeth
  
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