caramels, caramels, caramels....

For the second time this week I decided to make homemade caramels.  The first batch are tasty but a little too hard.. I seriously worry that I'll pull out a tooth biting into them!  So tonight I decided to torture myself by standing in front of the stove for an hour stirring my second batch of caramels (thank goodness I had a nice glass of red wine in my other hand!).  I used a different recipe this time (thanks BHG.com) and pulled the caramels off the burner when the thermometer reached the "soft ball" stage.  They are cooling right now and I seriously hope they turn out okay.  If not, then I'll just rely on my sister to make them and hope she ships them out our way!