Oklahoma Brown Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. sugar
2 c. cream
1/4 tsp. soda
1/2 lb. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 to 2 lb. pecans

Preparation

Pour 2 cups sugar into heavy aluminum or iron skillet and place over low heat.
Begin stirring with a wooden spoon.
Keep sugar moving so that it does not burn.
It will take approximately 1/2 hour to melt sugar completely.
At no time let it smoke or cook so fast that the sugar turns dark.
It should be the color of light brown sugar syrup.
As soon as you have the sugar starting to heat in the skillet, pour remaining 4 cups sugar and cream into a deep heavy kettle set over low heat, while stirring constantly.
The real secret to mixing these ingredients is to pour a very thin stream from the skillet.
Continue cooking and stirring until mixture forms a firm ball (245\u00b0) when dropped into cold water.