A great gift recipe for Christmas.

1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups pecan halves

Combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, syrup, and milk. Cook to soft-ball stage (234 degrees). Cool 10 minutes. Add vanilla and beat by hand about 2 minutes. Add pecans and beat until mixture loses its gloss. Drop by heaping tablespoons on a single thickness of buttered aluminum foil or 3 layers of wax paper. (If necessary, add a teaspoon or so of hot water to keep candy at right stage for forming into patties.) Makes nine 3 ½ inch pralines.

Source: Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook- 1960