Fall Memories – Candied Pecans
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 1:01AM 
When I was a little girl, we would pile into the family wagon (a Ford with “wood” paneling) and head to mamaw and papaw’s West Texas home for long weekends. Starting in mid-summer through the fall, my brother Eddie and I spent our afternoons gathering pecans from the backyard grove. We knew our efforts would be rewarded come Thanksgiving with Texas pecan pie.
Our boys may be years and miles away from my papaw’s backyard of pecan trees but I can still teach them the art of shelling and candying pecans.
Fancy pecans, candied with ginger and brown sugar, are a special fall treat. Package them in pretty jars and give as gifts, set around the house in small bowls as party treats, sprinkle over salads or mix with chopped fruit to sprinkle over ice cream for a quick and simple dessert. The boys love to snack on them all season long.