Taffy Apples

I've had this recipe for a hundred years . . . well, a long time anyway.

1  can  Eagle brand condensed milk
1/2  cup  sugar
1/2  cup  light Karo syrup
1/3  cup  brown sugar
1  Tbs  butter or margarine
1-1/2  tsp  vanilla
Red Delicious or Honey Crisp apples
Popsicle sticks
Chopped peanuts, or nuts of your choice

Combine the first four ingredients in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it reaches 234 degrees on candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.

Insert a popsicle stick into the bottom of each washed apple. Dip apple into caramel mixture, and then into chopped nuts. Cool on a sheet of waxed paper.