Pralines

Is there anything more Southern than pralines packed with pecans? I am sure there will be a thousand responses of other Southern desserts that should be in the top ten list, but pralines are my Kryptonite.

Like @auntieannespretzels, I would get off the plane in Atlanta and follow the smell of the cooking pralines @savcandy. I turned into the kid in the candy store and bought too many for my return trip home every time.

Now that I am off the road, I have turned to Julia Reed and her recipe for pralines. How can you go wrong with six ingredients? The mix of dark brown sugar, sugar, evaporated mild, pecans, butter, and vanilla, was saved thanks to the quick action of my Big Guy when the battery died in my candy thermometer! WHEW!