Pecan Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cans evaporated milk
2 sticks butter or margarine
4 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 1/2 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Pour evaporated milk into a pot.
Add butter or margarine and sugar.
Bring to a boil, then add vanilla extract.
Cook at a low heat
for 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring constantly.
As candy begins to harden, gradually pour in pecans. (Candy may be tested by dropping drops of the mixture into a cup of tap water, if candy hardens, it is cooled.)
Pour candy on a greased cookie sheet.