Buttermilk Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/2 stick margarine
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Combine buttermilk and soda in 3-quart saucepan; let stand for 20 minutes.
Add sugar and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
When boiling, add margarine and cook to soft ball stage (236\u00b0).
It will be a medium brown in color.
Cool until lukewarm; beat until mixture loses gloss and thickens.
Stir in pecans.
Makes 36 pieces.