Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***PRALINES***
  1                cup  sugar
  1                cup  brown sugar -- firmly packed
     3/4           cup  buttermilk
  2               cups  pecans -- coarsely chopped
     1/8      teaspoon  salt
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
  1 1/2    tablespoons  vanilla extract
                        ***ICE CREAM***
  2 1/4           cups  sugar
     1/3           cup  all purpose flour
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  3                     eggs -- beaten
  5               cups  whole milk
  1              quart  whipping cream
  1 1/2    tablespoons  vanilla
                        plus pralines -- above

Preparation:

PRALINES: Combine first five ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar is dissolved. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to clear sugar crystals from sides of the pan. Uncover and cook to soft ball (234~), stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Add butter and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken. Working quickly, drop by tablespoons onto buttered wax paper. Makes 1 1/2 - 2 dozen pralines. BUT DON'T EAT THEM! Crumble coarsely and measure out 3 1/2 cup of the crumblies for this ice cream. ICE CREAM: Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a Dutch oven. Add eggs, and stir until smooth. Stir in milk and cook over medium heat until thermometer reaches 165~, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, Chill for 3 hours. Combine whipping cream and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk in chilled custard. Pour into freezer container of a 1 gallon ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Remove dasher and fold in 3 1/2 cups crumbled pralines. Let ripen for 1 hour before serv

Nutritional Information:

1520 Calories (kcal); 96g Total Fat; (55% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 156g Carbohydrate; 350mg Cholesterol; 507mg Sodium