Swedish Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. (1 1/2 c.) almonds
1/2 lb. (2 c.) pecan halves
1 stick margarine
2 stiffly beaten egg whites
dash of salt
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Toast nuts in slow 325\u00b0 oven until light brown. Fold sugar and salt into egg whites. Beat stiff. Fold nuts into meringue. Melt margarine in jelly roll pan. Spread nut mixture over margarine. Bake in 325\u00b0 oven, stirring every 10 minutes, until nuts are coated and no margarine remains in pan. Cool. Yields 4 cups.