Cranberry Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can jellied sieved cranberry sauce
1 cup sugar
2 (3 ounce) packages orange Jell-O or (3 ounce) packages red Jell-O
2/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Preparation

Beat sugar and cranberry sauce together in sauce pan.
Melt and bring to a boil over moderate heat and add jello.
Stir until dissolved.
Add nuts.
Pour into lightly oiled 9x5x3 pan.
Refrigerate until firm.
Cut into small 1 to 1 1/2 pieces and roll in granulated sugar.
Let stand at room temperature to dry.
After 24 hours sugar again.
You may add 1 1/2 pkg Knox gelatin for stiffer candy.