Maple Carrots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. small fresh carrots
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 c. maple syrup
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. white pepper

Preparation

Place peeled carrots in a saucepan with about an inch of water plus salt and sugar.
Cover and cook 10 minutes, or until crisp-tender.
Remove carrots from the pan and keep warm.
Cook carrot water until it is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
Add syrup, butter and mustard.
Cook until a heavy syrup is formed, about 7 minutes.
Add carrots and pepper.
Serves 6.