Spiced Pecans Or Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup water
2 cups pecan halves (8 oz) or 2 cups walnut halves (8 oz)

Preparation

Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
Continue cooking syrup, without stirring, to 238\u00b0F on candy thermometer, or until a little syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball.
Remove from heat and add nuts, stirring gently until the mixture becomes creamy.
Turn onto waxed paper (or a non-stick mat or jelly roll pan) and separate the nuts with a fork. Be careful because they will be hot. Let dry and store in an air-tight container.