4 c. brown sugar
1 c. cream
Lump of butter the size of an egg
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Bring brown sugar, cream and butter to a boil. Stir constantly (watch carefully) until it forms soft ball stage in cold water. Remove from heat and add nuts and flavoring. Stir until it becomes creamy and pour into square pan. Cut into squares.

This recipe has been handed down from the kitchen of Nellie Ellen Cook Fairbanks (2nd wife of Willis Fairbanks). She always made sure to make plenty of this before the holidays and each male member of the family received a box of this delicious candy for a Christmas gift.