Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. light corn syrup
1 tsp. soda
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. pecans

Preparation

Combine sugar, soda, salt, buttermilk and syrup; bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat, stirring often until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234\u00b0).
Remove from heat.
Add butter, vanilla and pecans.
Stir until mixture loses its gloss and can be dropped easily from a spoon on a well buttered piece of wax paper.
If mixture becomes thick, heat a few minutes and continue to drop.