Penuche

2 cups light brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
0.75 cup light cream
2 Tbsp butter
0.5 cup chopped nuts

Cook sugar, cream and salt over low heat. Stir until it begins to boil. Cook to soft ball stage (236 degrees) stirring frequently. Remove from heat and add butter. Wipe pouring edge of pan a pour into a clean pan. Cool to lukewarm without stirring. Add vanilla and beat until it loses it's glossiness. Add nuts and put into a buttered pan. Cut into pieces.