"Aunt Sally's Original Creole Pralines"
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The tourism industry generated praline businesses throughout the French Quarter, and most used the caricatures of the praline women to sell their candies. The warped image could be found on praline boxes, bags, and in newspaper advertisements. "Look for Mammy with the Blinking Eyes," states the souvenir box top.
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Praline or "Pecan Candy"
Pralines are thought to have originated in seventeenth-century France when the chef of César, Duc de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin coated almonds with sugar. While sugared nuts were already enjoyed throughout the world, the candy termed…