Maple Nut Bon-Bons

Now an award winning movie, Burnett's childrn's classic still tugs at the hearstrings. Sara Crew daughter of a British Captain is left in an American boarding school while her father goes off to fight. Treated like a princess, because she is supposed to come into wealth, her life changes drastically when it's reported to Miss Minchin, the head-mistress, that her father is dead and Sara left destitute.

Maple Nut Bon Bons

Ingredients:
3 C maple syrup   (Not diet or sugar-free)
1 C milk
1/2 C pecans, chopped
Preparation:

• Pour the maple syrup into a large heavy saucepan.
• Add the milk and place the pan over medium heat.
• Bring to a rapid boil and continue boiling until mixture reaches 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool 3 minutes.
• Beat the mixture with an electric mixer on low speed until it becomes creamy.
• Carefully stir in the pecans.
• Spread the mixture into a square baking pan lined with wax paper.
• Cool until the fudge becomes firm and then cut into bite sized pieces. Serving Size: 18 pieces