New orleans pralines/microwave

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       Title: NEW ORLEANS PRALINES/MICROWAVE
  Categories: Candies
       Yield: 65 Servings
  
     3/4 c  Buttermilk
     1/8 ts Salt
       2 c  Sugar
       2 tb Butter
       2 c  Pecan halves
       1 ts Baking soda
  
   Stir together buttermilk, sugar, pecans, salt and butter in 4-5 qt
   micro-safe dish.  Microwave on high 12 minutes, stirring at 4 minute
   intervals. Stir in baking soda until foamy. Cook on high 1 minute. (This
   last step gives the pralines a caramel color.)  Beat mixture until tacky,
   about 1 minute; drop by teaspoonful on a sheet of foil.
  
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