Candy (Snack )

Swedish Pecans

Contributor: Arlene

30 minutes 325 degrees
3 1/2 cups pecan halves
2 egg whites stiffly beaten
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
1/2 cup butter

Fold sugar into beaten egg whites. Beat again until stiff peaks form. Fold nuts into mixture. Meanwhile--melt butter in large flat pan. Spread nut mixture over butter and bake in slow oven (325) for 30 minutes, stirring every ten minutes until nuts are coated with brown covering and no butter remains in pan. Cool.
Edition: 5