Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. sugar
1 c. butter, melted
2 tsp. light corn syrup
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. broken pecans

Preparation

Combine buttermilk and baking soda in a 5 qt. saucepan, stirring until soda is dissolved; add sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt.
Bring mixture to a boil; cook, stirring constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (236\u00b0).
Remove from heat, and let stand until lukewarm (110\u00b0).
Add vanilla and pecans to candy; beat until mixture begins to thicken and loses its gloss. Drop by Tbsp. onto a lightly buttered baking sheet or waxed paper; let stand until firm.
Store in airtight container.