2 cups commercial eggnog
4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1 cup diced candied fruit
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine eggnog, sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a
Dutch oven; cook over low heat, stirring frequently,
until mixture reaches soft ball stage (230 degrees
F). Cool to lukewarm.
Add butter, and beat until mixture is no longer shiny
(about 5 minutes). Stir in fruit and pecans. Spread
in a buttered 8-inch square pan. Cool and cut into
squares.
Makes 25 squares
