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Ingredients

  • 3 cups pecan halves
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 12 cup light corn syrup
  • 12 cup granulated sugar

Method

  • Place pecans in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; heat in a 250 F.
  • oven 5 minutes.
  • Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in corn syrup and half the sugar.
  • Bring to boil, stirring constantly then boil without stirring 5 minutes.
  • Pour syrup over nuts, stirring constantly to coat evenly.
  • Bake in 250 F.
  • oven 1 hour, stirring several times.
  • Sprinkle nuts with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, tossing to coat evenly; immediately spread out on greased cookie sheets to cool.
  • Quickly separate into individual pecan halves; cool.
  • Store in tightly covered container.