Minted Nuts

Now here's a recipe that turned out to be more of a challenge than I expected. And it sounds so easy! The challenge came from the marshmallows. I added about a cup of the mini's rather than the large. Same rule applies - about 8 mini's to one large. The challenge came in the stirring and the spreading. The whole mass looked like pecans caught in a giant spider web. I thought perhaps this would be a better Halloween treat! Anyway, with a little patience and two forks, I was able to separate the whole lot into small, bite-size chunks. I let them stay out on the waxed paper over night, which allowed them to dry. I'm sure any nut would be good. I used just over a pound of pecans, which added to my persistence. I wasn't about to waste that many nuts!

MINTED NUTS
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp. Karo syrup
8 marshmallows cut
1 quart nut meat
1 tsp. mint flavoring
Cook sugar, water, & Karo syrup to a soft stage or ball, when dropped in cold water. Take from stove and add marshmallows, stir until dissolved. Add flavoring. Pour over nuts. Mix well and pour on wax paper.