Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Combine buttermilk and soda in a 5-quart 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.
Remove from heat and let stand until lukewarm.
Add vanilla and pecans to candy; beat until mixture begins to thicken and loses its gloss.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a lightly buttered baking sheet or waxed paper; let stand until firm.
Store in airtight container.
Yield:
About 18 pralines.