Raggedy Ann Brittle

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups corn flakes
• 1 cup seedless raisin
• 3/4 cup broken nutmeats
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 4 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine cornflakes, raisins, and nuts in a large pan and place them in the oven to warm.
• 2 (it is important that the cornflakes be crisp and whole and the raisings dry without adding moisture).
• 3 boil the other ingredients until the syrup reaches 300 or spins a hard brittle thread.
• 4 pour the syrup slowly over the cornflake mixture, blending lightly but thoroughly.
• 5 spread out thinly on wax paper.
• 6 avoid packing.
• 7 cool and break or cut into pieces.