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Default Looking for highest quality caramels available

On Feb 8, 8:47 am, wrote:
> On Feb 7, 8:56 pm, a > wrote:
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> > On 6 Feb 2007 12:50:26 -0800, "Merryb" > wrote:

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> > >On Feb 6, 9:46 am, wrote:
> > >> My wife can't eat chocolate right now. I relied on this list
> > >> previously to search out good chocolate brands from Europe. I bought
> > >> $100 chocolate boxes that were better than anything we had
> > >> previously. But as I said, she can't eat chocolate right now.

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> > >> So, does anyone know if there's an online company that makes the
> > >> highest quality caramels? I buy locally from a farmer that makes his
> > >> own with about 4x the amount of butter you can get in good stores, so
> > >> those are absolutely stunning. But he's one guy and he's out of stock
> > >> until next summer.

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> > >> My price range is under $40 per lb.

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> > >> Anyone know where to buy online?

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> > >> Thanks!

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> > >> Don

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> > >You should find a recipe and make it yourself- it's quite easy to make

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> > Yes, it is just boiling sugar in a bit of water till it is the
> > darkness you like, then add warm cream and butter. You need to adjust
> > the quantities till you get the product you like, and a good
> > thermometer helps.

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> I travel for business too much to make candy. I'm going to poke
> around onwww.seventypercent.comto see who they suggest.
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OK, you do that!