1 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup light cream
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup walnuts, broken
Combine all ingredients except the nuts in a saucepan.
Stir over heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Boil gently, without stirring, to 238 degrees (F) or to the soft ball stage.
Cool to lukewarm; beat until the coulour changes and the candy begins to set
Stir in the broken nuts; turn into a buttered pan; mark in squares when firm