Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Desserts
1 c. evaporated milk
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. boiling orange juice
2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
Grated rind of 2 oranges
1 c. walnuts or pecans, chopped
Heat milk in the top of a double boiler. Melt the 1 c. sugar in a saucepan. When the sugar is a rich brown, stir in the orange juice. Add the hot milk. Stir in the 2 c. sugar and salt until dissolved. Let it come to a boil and cook, covered, for 3 mins. until the steam washes down any crystals on the sides of the pan.
Cook uncovered or without a lid over low heat, without stirring, to the soft-ball stage, 238 degrees fahrenheit.
Remove from the heat and add the orange rind. Let the mixture cool.
Beat until creamy, then stir in the nuts. Drop the candy from a spoon onto heavy-duty foil.
