Pecan Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. soda, level
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. butter flavoring or 1 Tbsp. butter
2 cups pecans
1 Tbsp. margarine

Preparation

In a large saucepan mix soda, buttermilk and sugar and boil slowly to soft ball stage.
Mixture turns brown as it cooks, but need stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add flavoring, margarine and pecans. Stir until it begins to look like it is ready to sugar.