Buttermilk Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar, granulated
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. butter
2 c. pecan halves
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cook sugar, baking soda and buttermilk to the soft-ball stage, stirring constantly while cooking.
Remove from fire and add butter, pecans halves and vanilla.
Beat until stiff enough to hold shape when dropped from a teaspoon onto waxed paper.