1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 tbsps dark corn syrup 1 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
Butter sides of heavy 3quart saucepan. In it, combine sugars, corn syrup and milk. Heat and stir over medium heat till sugars dissolve and mixture comes to boiling. then cook to soft-ball stage (234°), stirring occasionally. Cool 10 minutes. Add vanilla and beat by hand about 2 minutes. Add pecans and beat till mixture loses its gloss. Drop by heaping tablespoons on buttered foil or waxed paper lined cookie sheet. If candy becomes too stiff to drop from spoon, add a teaspoon or so of hot water. Makes nine 3 1/2-inch pralines.
