Glorias

Directions

1. 1
   Butter a medium baking dish or bowl.
2. 2
   Combine 1 cup of the milk, the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and baking soda in a tall, heavy pot (this is because the milk may rise substantially and can boil over) and cook over medium heat, stirring, until it comes to a boil, and then clip a candy thermometer onto the pot.
3. 3
   Lower the heat and cook, stirring, until the mixture reaches 242F, or is a light caramel color and a lot of the foam has gone away, 25 to 30 minutes.
4. 4
   Slowly, pour the remaining 1 cup milk into the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 246F.
5. 5
   Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and pecans.
6. 6
   When you stir, some of the sugar will recrystallize, which is what we want so some parts are soft and others are slightly dry.
7. 7
   Let sit until its just cool enough to handle, then scoop into ovals and wrap in red cellophane paper, twisting the ends.