Buttermilk Caramel Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. white corn syrup
1 c. buttermilk
1 scant tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. butter
1 c. pecans (optional)

Preparation

Mix first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook until it begins to boil, stirring constantly.
Cook until it makes a medium hard ball in a cup of cold water.
Take off range and add butter, vanilla and nuts.
Beat until slightly cool.
Then drop into desired shapes and sizes on waxed paper.