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Southern Pralines
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 1
People in the know pronounce this praw-leens . A deliciously flavored candy from the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Cooking time approximate.
Ingredients:
3 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 cup cream or 1 cup evaporated milk
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans (halved or chopped)
Directions:
1. Cook sugar, butter and cream together to 237F on a candy thermometer or to soft ball stage.
2. Add cinnamon and nuts; beat until nearly cold.
3. Drop from the dip of the spoon onto buttered platter, marble slab or onto waxed paper.
By RecipeOfHealth.com