Southern Creamy Pralines

Here’s what you will need:
This is a very old family recipe

• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup whole fat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups of pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Combine sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup and salt in a very large pan (it will foam considerably when soda is added) and bring to a nice rolling boil. 
2. Add soda, stir and cook until soft ball is formed when dropped in cold water.
3. t 235° F on Candy thermometer, the syrup is at the “soft-ball” stage. That means that when you drop a bit of it into cold water to cool it down, it will form a soft ball.
4. Then remove from heat and add vanilla. Beat until color changes and candy thickens. Stir in pecans. 
5. Drop by teaspoons on a WELL greased non stick cookie sheet, foil or wax paper. If you do not grease your pan well it will stick (DO IT FAST before the candy hardens I drop mine on foil