"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 8/24/2012 2:57 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>> The authorities ( the nearest oil refinery, the ants and Mr. Esther) are
>> all predicting that Isaac is aimed right for us. There's beautiful
>> shrimp, a turkey roast and some fine pecans in the freezer that I need
>> to use while I can. Considering the price of pecans, I've never
>> attempted any of the recipes or methods of 'sugaring' or barbequing or
>> spicing pecans. As decadent as it sounds I guess this is as good a time
>> as any. Any experience with cooking pecans? Polly
>
> Good luck on this Isaac thing. To me, an approaching hurricane is an
> exciting thing. Hopefully, it's not going to be too exciting.
>
> I've coated some nuts with brown and white sugar with butter. They are
> good although eating some nuts coated with sugar probably is not good for
> your health or your teeth. What the heck - a storm is approaching so it
> might not be that bad of an idea. Don't forget to add a little salt. If
> you have coarse salt that might be tasty. The salt doesn't go into
> solution in the mix and you have small areas of intense saltiness when a
> crystal hits your tongue. I like that although you may or may not.

I'm so glad you mentioned the salt. I really use very little salt in
cooking but some things are awful with none at all. Comes to mind the time
I tried a chocolate fudge recipe that didn't mention salt and it was truly
boring. Imagine! Polly