Licorice Caramels

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 c. sugar

1 c. butter (no substitutes)

dash of salt

1 1/2 c. light (in color) Corn syrup

black food coloring

anise oil

Cook first 5 ingred. to very firm ball stage.  Remove from heat.  Add black food coloring and 1 t. anise oil after the hot candy has cooled approx. 5 minutes.  Pour candy into buttered 13 x 9 pan.  Let sit in pan til firm.  Cut in squares and wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper.  If candy becomes too hard to remove from pan, set pan in warm oven until candy softens a little.  Then turn entire pan of candy out onto a cutting board and cut into squares.

Submitted by: Diane Batschi