Buttermilk Fudge

Buttermilk fudge can provide you with an alternative to your holiday candy platter. Buttermilk fudge will also help you use up that buttermilk that's been lingering around in the fridge. This brand of fudge is tangier and more caramel like than chocolate.

Buttermilk Fudge Recipe:

• 1 cup of buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 3 cups of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of white corn syrup ( I use Bob White, but lots of people prefer Karo)
• 2 cups of pecans, pieces or chopped
• 1 teaspoon of butter
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

1. Combine the buttermilk, sugar, baking soda and syrup in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Cook until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage.
2. Cool the mixture slight and mix in the nuts, butter and vanilla extract.
3. Beat the fudge until it appears creamy, then pour the contents into a buttered dish.
4. After cooling, cut into squares and serve.

*If the candy appears soft, drop it out onto wax paper by the spoonfuls instead of the buttered dish.