Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
pinch of salt
1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. shelled pecans

Preparation

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, salt, and milk.
Cook to softball stage (test by dropping a little in water or use candy thermometer).
Remove from heat.
While this is cooking, caramelize (until brown) sugar in a small, thick skillet.
Combine with above mixture until it reaches test stage and remove from heat.
Add vanilla and pecans and beat.
Before candy crystallizes, dip out by separate spoonfuls and place on waxed paper to cool.
If mixture should crystallize too soon (before removing from saucepan), add a Tbsp. of boiling water and beat again.
Yields 24 pralines.