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      Title: BUTTERMILK FUDGE
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 20 Servings
 
      1 c  Buttermilk
      1 ts Baking soda
      2 tb Corn syrup
      2 tb Butter or margarine
      2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Chopped pecans
 
   1. Butter 8-inch square pan. Lightly butter side of 3-quart saucepan.
   2. Combine buttermilk and baking soda in prepared saucepan, then add corn
  syrup, butter and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until
  sugar dissolves and miuxture comes to a boil. Wash down sides of pan with
  pastry brush frequently dipped in hot water to remove sugar crystals.
   3. Add candy thermometer, reduce heat to low. Stir mixture occasionally.
  Continue to cook until mixture reaches the soft-ball stage (238 F).
   4. Pour into large heat-proof mixer bowl. Cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla
  and beat with heavy-duty electric mixer until thick.Beat in pecans when
  candy starts to lose its gloss. Spread in prepared pan. Score fudge into
  squares with knife. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. Store in
  refrigerator.
  
  Note: Mixture boils up!! Mkae sure to use a large 3 quart saucepan!! Makes
  about 1 pound. From Best Recipes: Simple, Easy Candy recipes.
 
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