OLD FASHIONED SPONGE CANDY (SEAFOAM)

Old Fashioned Sponge Candy (Seafoam) image

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories Candies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 c granulated sugar, or brown sugar
1 c dark corn syrup (i use karo)
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp baking soda you can use 2 teaspoons of baking soda,if desired

Steps:

1. Combine sugar,syrup and vinegar in a large deep saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Then continue cooking WITHOUT stirring until 300^ on candy thermometer. Remove quickly and stir in soda(it will foam up high), mix well and pour right away into a buttered 9x13-inch baking pan. DO NOT SPREAD OUT, AIR WILL BE DEFLATED and candy will stick to teeth...When cool; break into pieces. --- Note: If you desire you can spread 1 cup of chocolate chips, white chips, butterscotch chips or mint chips on the hot candy in the pan and spread to coat the top and sprinkle with nuts before it cools.