Food

Spiced Nuts

Yield

Makes 2 pints.

Ingredients

2 egg whites
3 tablespoons cold water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and mace
2 cups walnut halves
2 cups pecan halves

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Beat the egg whites with the cold water. Sift the sugar and spices into the egg mixture, then toss nuts in this. Spread the coated nuts onto oiled cookie sheets and bake for at least 1 hour. Cool, then turn onto waxed paper, spreading them out to dry separately. Store in glass jars.

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