12 oz. sweetened condensed milk • Bruce's yams. The big can not the little one. • pie crust. Any kind you like. Just make sure it's a 9" crust. • pumpkin pie spice.
all-purpose flour • hot water • of ANY kind of fat • salt • extra flour for kneading • Mixing bowl • your hands • cutting board or counter top • coffee pot or stove top
candy thermometer • stainless steel pot or any old pot you choose to sacrifice but it NEEDS to be at least a quart • very cold water ( for testing) • appropriate measuring equipment i.e. dry measures for dry ingredients, wet for wet ingredients • any other specialty aids, like egg seperators double boilers etc.
quart saucepan • long handled METAL spoons • liquid and dry measures • knife to break apart • WHITE sugar • White corn syrup • DISTILLED white vinegar • baking soda • 12 oz chocolate chips for coating (if desired)
9 x 13 baking pan and your fingers • grands homestyle biscuits • any style shredded cheese OR 1 package of 8 cheese slices • any kind of hot dog, as long as its an 8 count package