Swedish Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 egg whites
pinch of salt
2 c. (1 lb.) pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Warm pecans for 10 minutes in oven. Melt butter; set aside.
Beat eggs and gradually add sugar until stiff.
Stir pecans and meringue together.
Stir meringue-nut mixture into melted butter.
Spread out on a cookie sheet; bake for 30 minutes.
Stir every 10 minutes, or until butter is absorbed.
Cool.
Great gift idea or appetizer.