1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, frozen
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup pecans
Combine sugar, buttermilk, syrup and baking soda. Cook slowly in a heavy pot until mixture forms a soft ball in a cup of water. It will be about 234 or 235 degrees on candy thermometer. This will take about 20 min. Let stay there for 1 min or so. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla and pecans.
Beat mixture until smooth and creamy. (use wooden spoon). Drop by tablespoons on waxed paper.
Makes 18 to 24 pieces.
This is something that my momma wrote about this recipe...
"I remember making this many times with Louise. One year at Christmas we made these with brownies, cookies and divinity and I think peanut butter balls. We made sweets ALL day. I remember it took all day because Derek and Lindsey were just babies, but Louise wanted to make enough so we could take something to everyone on our visiting teaching route. I remember we had more sweets than we could fit on the Christmas plates we had bought. I think we put Martha Stewart to shame that day!"
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