Gingered Pecans

Ingredients

• 1 lb. pecans or other nuts
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Method

1. 1

   Have nut meats as near whole as possible.

2. 2

   Boil sugar and water until it makes a soft ball in cold water.

3. 3

   Take from the fire, add ginger and nut meats.

4. 4

   Stir quickly.

5. 5

   When the syrup begins to sugar on the nuts, turn out on a platter to cool.

6. 6

   When they are cool enough to handle, pull the nuts apart.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Chapel Hill cook book (1935) by Presbyterian Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.). Woman's Auxiliary, page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGERED PECANS 1 lb. pecans or other nuts % cup boiling water 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger Have nut meats as near whole as possible. Boil sugar and water until it makes a soft ball in cold water. Take from the fire, add ginger and nut meats. Stir quickly. When the syrup begins to sugar on the nuts, turn out on a platter to cool. When they are cool enough to handle, pull the nuts apart. Cinnamon may be substituted for the ginger. Mrs. F. A. Grisette. PRALINES 2 cups granulated sugar % teaspoon of soda 1 cup of sweet milk, raw 2 cups of pecans Cook sugar and milk till it bubbles, then add soda. Simmer very slowly, until it makes a soft ball in water (it should require about an hour). Beat until it is creamy, add nuts, which are left whole, and drop on waxed paper. Mrs Milton Heath. TURKISH DELIGHT CANDY 1 oz. gelatin Rind of 1 lemon V2 cup cold water Juice of 1 orange 1 lb. sugar y2 cup nut meats V2 cup boiling water P

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