Benne Brittle

Description
Benne seeds (sesame seeds) cannot be procured in many places, but the candy made with it is delicious and very characteristic of Charleston.

Ingredients

 * 2 cup sugar
 * ½ tsp vanilla extract
 * ½ tsp lemon extract
 * 2 cup parched benne seed

Directions

 * 1) Add the extracts to the sugar.
 * 2) Melt the sugar in a saucepan, stirring constantly, as for Peanut brittle.
 * 3) When the sugar is melted, add the benne seed, stirring it in quickly.
 * 4) Pour at once onto a marble slab to cool or pour into lightly buttered pans.
 * 5) Mark in one-inch squares while still warm and break along the lines when cold.