LECHE QUEMADA (Burned Milk Candy) (Mexico)----2 doz. small squares

1 quart (4 cups) pastuerized milk
2 cups granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup chopped pecans or pecan halves
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Place milk, sugar, and cream of tartar in a suacepan. Stir to dissolve. Cook over low flame about 1 hour or until mixture begins to thicken. Stir occasionally and later constantly. When mixture thickens, check by caramel method by dropping a drop of the mixture into a cup of cold water until a soft ball forms (or use candy thermometer and let it be 230 degrees F.)

Remove from heat, add chopped pecans. Pour into wax paper-lined square cake pan and let it cool, cut into squares. Top with pecan halves for decoration.
Other suggestions. Do not add chopped pecans. Pour mixture by the spoonful onto wax paper, top with pecan halves on each candy.

*No mention of vanilla though.