Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  whole almonds
  1                cup  butter
  1                cup  sugar
     1/2      teaspoon  vanilla
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2               cups  semi-sweet chocolate pieces
  1                cup  walnuts -- chopped fine

Preparation:

Line a 15" jellyroll pan with foil.Arrange the whole almonds in a layer in the pan spacing within 1-1/2 Combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat to hard crack stage (300 degrees), stirring constantly. Pour mixture immediately over almonds. Let cool completely. Break into large pieces. Place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Melt. Dip each piece of candy into chocolate. Holding candy with two forks, coat each piece in walnuts. Place on wax paper. Store in fridge.

Nutritional Information:

4551 Calories (kcal); 379g Total Fat; (71% calories from fat); 80g Protein; 259g Carbohydrate; 497mg Cholesterol; 2433mg Sodium