14-Minute Maple Candy

4 cups maple syrup
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup butter
1 cup nut meats, chopped
1 tsp lemon extract

Cook the maple syrup, cream, and butter for 9 minutes after the boiling point is reached. Remove from heat, add the nut meats and extract and stir for 5 minutes. Pour into buttered pans and when cool, cut into squares.

Source: Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook