Simple Almond Balls

• 2 cups sugar
• 34 cup cold water
• 12 lb blanched almond
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Boil sugar and cold water until it thickens.
2. Set aside to cool for 1/2 hour, then add 1/2 pound of blanched almonds broken into small pieces, and vanilla.
3. Stir with a wooden spoon until it gets creamy; place on a marble slab or a large dish and knead a few minutes like you would bread; then mold into balls with your hands.
4. To Blanch almonds:
5. Shell them, immerse in boiling water and let stand five minutes; then dip in cold water and the skins can be easily removed.

sugar, cold water, blanched almond, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/simple-almond-balls-162612 (may not work)