Licorice Caramels

Licorice Caramels:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup butter
1 & 1/2 Karo syrup
3/4 tea. licorice oil (anise oil)
(1 tea. if you like it stronger)
2 cups sugar
1/4 tea. salt
1 tea. black food coloring (the jar kind)
(2 toothpick chunks)

Add everything except licorice oil and food coloring.
Cook to boil on Med. to Med/High...to a soft ball stage. 230 degrees.
Take off heat and add oil and food color.
Pure into a buttered 9x13 pan.
Let cool in fridge and then cut into pieces and wrap them in waxed paper.
Store in fridge in a zip lock bag.