Pecan Pralines

I found this recipe for Pecan Pralines inside an Adam's Extract bottle when I was a kid. It is still my favorite praline recipe.

2 c granulated sugar 1 tsp butter flavoring
1 c buttermilk 2 c chopped pecans
1 t soda 1 t butter
1 t vanilla

Mix soda and buttermilk in a large saucepan on medium heat. Add sugar and dissolve, stirring the whole time. Boil slowly to soft ball stage (234 degrees). Mixture turns brown as it cooks. Stir constantly. Remove from heat and add flavors, butter and pecans. Stir until it begins to sugar or cream. Drop into small cakes on wax paper and cool. Makes 30 pralines.