PASS the Butter

SALTINE TOFFEE for CHRISTMAS

"Christmas brings out the best in us. So let us treat each day like it was Christmas..." -Charmaine J. Ford

Crunchy, Salty, Butter, Chocolate for Christmas......what could be better.

Grab a couple of cookie sheets. Line with foil. Spray away with the Pam.

When I was little, "Pam" did not exist. My mother would make this on a pie pan. She would butter her hands and smother the pan with butter . Then let the cat lick her fingers before washing up. Unfortunately, then the cat would start licking the buttered pie pan, and we would have to start all over.......

USE FRESH saltines...not ones that have been sitting in your cupboard about twenty years. Fresher they are, the crisper they will be. I've tried other crackers. Kindof yuck. Use the saltines. If you have a cat, don't let him lick the crackers.Line the two cookie sheets like little tin soldiers.

Carve off a hunk of butter...about half a pound. (Don't let the cat lick the butter either)

Dump into a saucepan with two cups of brown sugar. 

Don't make the mistake of using margarine.  Years ago my mother did that. It turned into a greasy blob and had this weird taste.The cat didn't want to lick the pan either.

Start to melt at medium to low heat. Stab the butter ( the fun part) to separate . Do  NOT let it get too hot or it will scorch. One time, we were making this and my mother burned sugar on the stove and it could walk on its own. She called it "brittle" and turned it into a sort of burnt  candy offering. Not good.

"Let the sky celebrate, let it pour rain,to wash away the past years' grief..." -Noha Alaa El-Din

Take the hot, blub blubbing mixture and drizzle evenly over the crackers.

Put pans into oven and bake at 350 degrees for about 6 minutes. Should be bubbling and spreading over the crackers.

Take from oven and dump on a quantity of choc chips. As much or as little as you want.  We used to shave chocolate from easter rabbit chocolates , but found that was too sweet. The semi sweet chips are the best.

Place in oven for a few minutes to melt and smooth over all.

Chill in fridge, break into pieces and store, can be frozen a few weeks, but not more than that. When my mother made it, the cat would lick at  the pieces left out on the cookie sheet. All  that yumminess. After a while we just gave her a small piece when we made it , so she would stop begging.  She liked to crunch on the crackers mostly......and she still licked at my mother's buttered fingers.

"Paradise is something we find....." -Craig D. Lounsborough

                                                               Sweet shy Simon from the hill in a box
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