From Diana Rattray,
Your Guide to Southern Food.
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Candy always makes a welcome gift or take-along party food, and there are so many special treats you can make for the holidays. Bourbon balls and pralines are two of the South's most famous candies.

Pralines, derived from the French pralin candy, are particularly popular in New Orleans. Early Creoles began using pecans as the nuts, instead of the almonds or hazelnuts used in the French candy. They're cooked to a soft-ball stage like a brown sugar fudge, but filled with pecans and spooned onto wax paper to form patties.

Bourbon balls, an easy no-bake candy, probably originated in Kentucky sometime in the early to mid 1900s. They're usually made with crushed vanilla wafers and bourbon, but other liquors can be used.

Enjoy one of the recipes below or check some of the related links to the right.

Happy Holidays!

Rocky Road Fudge
Cream Pralines
Quick Praline Bars
Pralines with Pecans and Marshmallows
Eggnog Fudge
Spiced Pecans
Easy Truffles
Candied Pecans
Bourbon or Rum Balls
Baklava
Buckeyes Recipe
Candy's Microwave Peanut Brittle
Cashew Brittle
Apricot Balls
Peppermint Patties
Easy Butterscotch Pralines
New Orleans Pralines
Toasted Almond Candy
Heavenly Hash
Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
Easy Cream Cheese Fudge
Easy Ritz Cracker Treats
Judy's Buttery Toffee
No Bake Chocolate Candy
Chocolate Walnut Fudge
Marshmallow Peanut Butter Fudge
Haystacks
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Nutty Clusters
Mock Truffles
Bourbon Pecan Pralines
Favorite Peanut Butter Fudge
Georgia Peanut Brittle
Orange Balls
Quick Peanut Butter Bon Bons
Bourbon Balls
Peanut Butter Confections
Peanut Butter Coconut Delights
Easy Karo Fudge
Sour Cream Fudge
Velveeta Fudge

Related:
Candy Recipes - Main Index
Holiday Cookie Recipes
Food Gifts from your Kitchen
Gift Tags
Christmas Recipes Index
Holiday Recipes Index