Special Christmas and New Years holiday treats include Spice Nuts. In testing, made a modification to the recipe that makes a nicer finish to the end product. The basic recipe is 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water, 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg add 2 tablespoons Karo or other corn syrup. Dissolve over low heat when melted and blended. Add a 2 lb container of Deluxe Mixed Nuts plus 2 cups of walnuts. (you may want to rinse the nuts if they are salted the water will not hurt them or the mixture) Bring to a boil and cook until all the water is cooked off stirring constantly until the nuts are coated. Remove from pan to a foil covered heat resistant surface and cool. Keep stirring so that the nuts do not stick together.
By adding the corn syrup it keeps the mixture from over crystlizing and make the coating stick to the nuts better.
