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My time
What's oleo?
"Oleo" is an old time word that means "margarine". I don't know why it fell out of fashion, probably because of advertizing.
One reason that candy recipes might fail according to Joy of Cooking is high humidity. They recommend making candy on clear, dry days.
I have made a similar English toffee recipe many times. I clipped it from a newspaper more than 30 years ago. Instead of a temperature, it simply says to cook it until it turns the color of a brown paper bag. Then you pour it into your foil lined jellyroll pan and quickly sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. In one minute they will be melted enough to spread with the back of a spoon, and then you sprinkle the chopped nuts over the chocolate. Only one time did the oil separate out of the mixture and cause problems, and I'm not sure why it happened. Since then I avoid making it on humid days.