Southern Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. light cream
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. butter or margarine
1 c. pecan halves

Preparation

Lightly butter a sheet of aluminum foil.
Combine sugars, cream and salt in large saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 228\u00b0 on candy thermometer (or until mixture spins a thread about 2 inches long when dropped from a spoon)
Stir in butter and pecans.
Continue cooking, stirring constantly, to 236\u00b0 (or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball which flattens when removed from water)
Remove form heat; cool 5 minutes.
Beat mixture with wooden spoon until slightly thickened and candy just coats nuts but does not lose its gloss.
Drop candy by large spoonfuls onto buttered foil.
Yield: 1-1/2 dozen candies.