Aunt Cheryl's Pecan Pie

2 sticks of butter
1  16 ounce bottle light corn syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract-real vanilla
2 cups chopped pecans
6 eggs
beat with a bowl
2 cups of sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3 regular pie shells

Combine butter, sugar and corn syrup in pot on stove.  Cook over low heat stir constantly til sugar is dissolved. Cool. Add eggs vanilla and salt.  Mix well by hand.  Pour filling into pie shells.  But pie shells in oven to get hot for 1 minute before filling.  Top with pecans.  Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Reduce heat to 325 for another 15-20 minutes.  Should be very brown.