Pralines, the true southern treat.
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 tbs. margarine
1 cup pecans
Mix milk and sugars and bring to a boil. Lowe the fire and cook until if
forms a ball in cold water. (test as you go) Add margarine, vanilla and
pecans and beat until slightly creamy using a wooden spoon. Stop when
ripples show at the edges. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper. If mixture
hardens set in a pan of hot water.
Southwest Louisiana