Pralines

The word Praline is entirely associated with the delicious pink and white sugar cakes, made of cocoanut and sugar, or the brown ones, made of pecans and sugar, which are sold by the old Creole women of New Orleans. The Pralinieres, as they are called, may always be found in Canal Street, near Bourbon or Royal, or about the entrance of Jackson square, in the dim cathedral alley, or going about the streets of the old French Quarter, selling their wares of an evening, when the little Creole children are taking an airing. These little ones always have a “Picayune, ” or a coin worth about 6V4 cents, with which to buy a Praline or a La Colle, or a stick of Candi Tire a la Melasse.