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Recipes from the Front Porch

Cracker Candy -Julia/Seattle: From the Idea exchange

Ingredients:

Directions:

saltine crackers
1 C butter, melted
1 C brown sugar
1 pkg choc. chips

GREASE a 9 ½ X 11 pan.
Place a layer of saltine crackers in pan.
Melt 1 cup butter or margerine (not light) and 1 cup brown sugar in saucepan.
Bring to a boil, let boil one minute.
Pour mixture over saltines.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Place in 400 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until chips are melted.
Using spatula, smooth chips to cover crackers.
(Top with nuts if you like...)
Let cool and break into pieces.
Makes an easy and inexpensive gift!

TRAIL MIX -Billie/GA (pecan farmer's wife): from the Idea Exchange
Ingredients:	Directions:
1 cup each of: lightly toasted pecans chocolate chips raisins salted peanuts	Combine all ingredients Place in jars and seal tightly. You have an instant snack with something salty, something chewy, something sweet, something crunchy.....I love it. (also an attractive gift in those tall jars with cork tops)

"Everyone asks for this recipe...and a jar of these makes a nice hostess or teacher gift."

Spiced Pecans -Karen/AZ: from the Idea Exchange
Ingredients:	Directions:
3 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. cayenne Dash bottled pepper sauce 1 lb. pecan halves	In heavy skillet, melt butter. Stir in seasonings. Add pecans; toss until nuts are well coated. Place in oven at 300 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring often until nuts are brown and crisp. Yields: 4 cups

Sweet Pecans -Karen/AZ: from the Idea Exchange
Ingredients:	Directions:
8 oz. lg. pecan halves 1 egg white 1 tsp. cold water 1/2 c. white sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. cinnamon	In a bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy. Add pecans a few at a time and coat well. Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon in bowl. Add nuts and mix well. Bake on a buttered jelly roll pan or baking sheet at 225 degrees F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.