Ingredients:
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup white corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups pecan halves
Directions:
In a large saucepan, (5 or 6 Quart size) combine sugar, baking soda, salt, buttermilk and corn syrup.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to medium-low, continue cooking until mixture becomes caramel-colored and reaches soft ball stage (238 degrees).
Remove from heat, add butter and pecan halves.
Beat until thick enough to drop from a spoon onto waxed paper.
If mixture becomes too hard, return to heat and add small amount of water.
Stir until smooth.
*** Variation ***
Reduce sugar to 2 cups.
Omit corn syrup.
Increase butter to 3/4 cup, add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Include butter in cooking stage.
Add vanilla with pecans.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 0 min.
Time total: 0 min.