Cooking Thermometers

Tried to make pecan pralines, without thermometer. Cooked and boiled for recommended 16 minutes. Poured onto wax paper. Refrigerated 24 hours. Candy like caramel.Is there a way to hardened it now?

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I tasted some really good melt in your mouth caramels. The gal gave me the recipe when I tried to make it, it didn’t turn out. My caramels stuck to my teeth and were kind of hard. My question is what did I do wrong? Did I let the caramel mixture get too hot or [...]

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