Recipe by Loretta Duplantis

Makes 24 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 3 cups pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

Put all ingredients except pecans and vanilla into a saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until it reaches soft ball stage on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat, add pecans and vanilla, stir until it loses its gloss. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Let harden.