Victorian Sugared Walnuts

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Victorian Sugared Walnuts

 

1 cup sugar (Florida Crystals)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/4 cup boiling water

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pound shelled walnut halves

 

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan large enough to hold nuts.

Heat mixture until sugar dissolves. Boil syrup, without stirring, to 240

degrees

F on a candy thermometer.

 

Immediately add vanilla and nuts and stir continuously until nuts are

completely coated and separate from each other. Turn out nuts onto a silpat

mat or

brown grocery bag and separate. Dry thoroughly. Store in airtight

container

or freeze.