Passover Carrot Candy

Ingredients

• 2 lbs grated carrots
• 5 oz fresh ginger root
• 2 lbs sugar (white or brown, your choice)
• 4 tbsp powdered sugar (at least)
• ½ tsp powdered ginger (optional for more heat)
• 4 oz slivered almonds (at least)

Directions

1. Peel and grate ginger root.
2. Combine carrots, ginger root and sugar in sauce pan.
3. Heat slowly until runny.
4. Increase heat to medium-high remembering to stir.
5. When mixture starts becoming very thick and foamy, stir constantly or mixture will burn.
6. Somewhere between a hard ball and crack, stir in almonds and then quickly pour onto a damp chopping board or marble top.
7. Spread approximately 11 x 11 inches.
8. Cool 10 minutes and then cut into 1 -> 1 ½ inch squares separate each piece and roll in powdered sugar.
9. For added zip, use a mixture of ½ tsp powdered ginger to 4 tbsp of powdered sugar.