MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Praline Susies
 Categories: Candies, Nuts, Dairy
      Yield: 18 Servings
 
      2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Buttermilk
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Cinnamon; or more
      1 c  Pecans; chopped
      1 ts Mexican vanilla
 
  Use large heavy pan with handle. Bring sugar, buttermilk, soda,
  cinnamon to a boil over medium to medium-high heat. Stir constantly
  with a wooden spoon. Boil to soft ball stage or 234°F/112°C on
  candy thermometer. Remove from heat. Add pecans, vanilla, and stir
  wildly until candy looses its shine, about 10 minutes. Drop on
  waxed paper.
  
  Makes about 18 candies. Once it loses its sheen, you must work fast
  or it will set up.
  
  Recipe by Amy Adams
  
  Recipe FROM: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Commemorative Cookbook
  
MMMMM