Texas Creamy Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. sugar
1 (3 oz.) can evaporated milk
1/2 c. white corn syrup
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 stick margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. pecans

Preparation

Mix the first 4 ingredients; cook in double boiler.
Stir constantly; cook until balls are formed when dripped into a cup of cold water, or until it reaches the soft ball stage on a candy thermometer.
This will take about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add margarine, vanilla and pecans; beat until it is cool and stiff enough to keep its shape when dropped on wax paper.
This may take 15 to 20 minutes of beating.