Country Fair Cream Candy

2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or
1/4 teaspoon almond extract (or both)
1/2 cup broken nut meats
10 candied cherries, sliced

In a 2-quart saucepan combine sugar and cream, stirring well. Place on heat, then continue stirring to dissolve sugar.

Cover pan; bring mixture to a boil; cook 1 minute or until steam inside pan has melted all sugar crystals down from the sides.

Remove cover; continue cooking without stirring over gentle heat to a soft-ball stage (235 degrees F), about 12 minutes.

Let cool without stirring or moving until lukewarm (110 degrees F).

Add flavoring, nutmeats and cherries.