Swedish Nuts for New Year’s Eve

Ingredients:

1. 1 pound pecans
2. 2 egg whites, beaten stiff
3. 1 cup sugar
4. 1/4 teaspoon salt
5. 1/2 cup butter

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold in the sugar and salt. Fold in the pecans.
2. Melt 1/2 cup butter on a jelly roll pan. Add the nut mixture. Roast at 325 degrees for thirty minutes, tossing every ten minutes. Bake until they are light brown. Remove from the oven and immediately separate the nuts as needed.