Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   3      cups          pecan halves
   2      tablespoons   butter or margarine
     1/2  cup           corn syrup -- light
     1/2  cup           sugar

Preparation:

1. Place pecans in 13x9x2-inch baking pan; heat in 250F oven 5 minutes. 2. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in corn syrup and half the sugar. 3. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil without stirring 5 minutes. 4. Pour syrup over nuts, stirring constantly to coat evenly. 5. Bake in 250F oven 1 hour, stirring several times. 6. Sprinkle nuts with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, tossing to coat evenly; immediately spread out on greased cookie sheets to cool. 7. Quickly separate into individual pecan halves; cool. 8. Store in tightly covered container.