New Orleans Pralines

1. 1

   Mix buttermilk and soda.

2. 2

   Set aside.

3. 3

   Mix sugar and buttermilk with soda, butter, salt and corn syrup together in a 2 to 4-quart pan.

4. 4

   Cook until it forms a rather hard ball when dropped in water, approximately 17 minutes from the time it begins to boil. Add vanilla, then pecans.

5. 5

   Stir a short time.

6. 6

   Cool pan in sink filled partly with cold water.

7. 7

   Drop onto waxed paper with a spoon.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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