"Did you just accuse me of being skillful and delicious?"

So yesterday and today were my first adventures in Christmas candy making without the help of my mother. I did it with a few coworkers and the first day was pretty good, the second, awesome. There were a few things that I learned.

1. You can never have enough Karo syrup

2. Same goes for butter

3. Wooden spoons are your friend

4. The candy thermometer takes FOREVER to get to the 'soft ball' stage or higher

5. And then it shoots up higher than you need ridiculously fast

6. Divinity made in a KitchenAid mixer is AMAZING!

7. Fudge needs marshmallow creme

8. And finally, all candy is easy to make as long as it's not overcast, not too sunny, the barometric pressure is relatively normal, it hasn't rained the day before, it's not going to snow tomorrow, and there aren't any animals within a half a mile.

Yea for Christmas candy!