On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:28:36 -0600, gloria.p wrote:

> Aussie wrote:
>
>>
>> Are your candied pecans like this........??
>>
>> http://southernfood.about.com/od/pec...l302brown2.htm
>>
>
> No, much simpler. I can never find the recipe I used the previous year
> so I Google for something that looks close.
>
> It is usually something like pouring either butter or beaten egg white
> over ~2lb of pecans in a bowl, then combining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg,
> a pinch of cloves and cayenne or ginger and pouring it over the nuts,
> mixing well, then spreading on foil or parchment or on a buttered
> baking sheet and baking until crisp, turning once with a spatula while
> baking. Cool before storing in an airtight jar or tin.
>
> If I find the recipe I'll post it. I don't understand where my "saved"
> recipes disappear to on my computer.
>
> gloria p

you might look into google desktop:

<http://desktop.google.com/features.html>

it's a program that can search your computer using keywords just as you
might use google for the web. it's pretty simple to use.

your pal,
blake