Candied Pecans

Just came across this in one of my "Boxes Of A Gazillion Recipes". I don't remember making it personally but I think my mother did.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  lb pecan halves
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  stiffly beaten  egg whites
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  dash salt
• 1  dash cinnamon or 1  dash nutmeg

Directions

1. Toast pecans @ 225º for 15 minutes.
2. Combine salt & sugar and spice into egg whites which have been stiffly beaten.
3. Fold in pecans & coat well.
4. Melt butter in 9 by 13 pan & spread in pecans.
5. Mix pecans in butter until coated.
6. Bake @ 325º for 30 minutes.
7. Turn pecans in butter every 10 minutes until butter is gone.