Sweetly spiced walnuts
5 cups
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | cup | Sugar |
1 | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
½ | cup | Water |
2 | teaspoons | Ground cinnamon |
2 | teaspoons | Ground nutmeg |
1 | teaspoon | Salt |
5 | cups | Walnut halves |
Directions
Combine first 6 ingredients in a 3 quart casserole, stirring well.
Cover with wax paper and microwave on High for 4 minutes; stir well, cover and microwave on High for 3½ to 4 ½ minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees) or until a small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball but flattens when removed from water. Add walnuts; stir until coated. Spread walnuts on wax paper separating with a fork. Let stand until cool and dry. Store in an airtight container Southern Living Microwave == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. == Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 11-08-94