Making Christmas candy tonight, to pass out to friends. On the menu: Maple nuts.
Heat maple syrup WAY past the point it became syrup. 240 degrees in this case.
Pour molten syrup over dry roasted peanuts.
Stir until you think your arm might fall off. Suddenly, there will be a slight crackling sound as the syrup goes to sugar...keep stirring until the sheen is replaced by a dull coating.
Spread the maple nuts out to dry, and hope you've made enough. You haven't, because you can't stop eating them yourself. You realize you will not have enough to give out. Decide to make another batch. Eat other batch also. Repeat next year.
