Carmels (Goldie's)

Summary

A handwritten caramel candy recipe attributed to "Goldie," written on a novelty notepad page, complete and cookable as written.

Key contents

• Title (as written): "Carmels. (Goldies" — the card spells caramels phonetically as "Carmels," and attributes the recipe to "Goldie" (open parenthesis, apostrophe/closing not written)
• Ingredients:
• 1 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cup (1 lb) brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 can (16 oz) sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Method: In a saucepan, melt butter, stir in sugar and salt, add corn syrup and mix well. Add milk, stirring constantly. Continue stirring and cook until 245°F. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Pour into a buttered 9x9 square pan. Cool, cut, and wrap.
• Physical description: handwritten on a "My Little List of Great Ideas That Will Get Ignored" novelty notepad page (Suzy's Zoo-style illustrated stationery, "© HMK. CDS." printed at bottom — Hallmark stationery), blue ink, print/cursive mix.

Physical artifact notes

Single novelty notepad sheet ("My Little List of Great Ideas That Will Get Ignored," Hallmark), handwritten in blue ink, decorative mug border graphics down the left margin, cartoon figure top right.