Just finished making my very first batch of Mom's!Seems to be a raving success as I used every suggestion.I actually started out using another recipe and decided to check allrecipes for helpful hints and lo and behold here I am! My recipe was a bit larger and I used pecans but, it didn't included salt and it didn't offer advice about how long it took to heat up initially(I thought my thermometer was broken at first)and yes,after 250 degrees it does shoot up fast. I made sure to really watch and not stir overly much at the end. I had everything premeasured ready to pour and stir. I also used over a teaspoon of butter to grease the pan(warm)so the brittle spread all by itself as I poured. I am writing this as I wait for it to cool so I can have some. I broke of some off the wooden spoon I used. Delicious! Now I need to know how do I clean this pot?!!!

Reviewed On: Mar. 24, 2009