Recipe for cooking Glaced Cherries and Nuts

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Glaced Cherries and Nuts

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. water
1 (12 ounce) jar salted mixed nuts
1 container candied cherries
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring

Dissolve sugar, corn syrup and water over med. heat. Cook, without stirring, to 300 degrees F. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Arrange nuts and cherries in a 9-in. square baking pan. Heat in the oven for 10 mins.. Keep warm.

Butter a 17 x 14-in. baking sheet. Remove syrup from heat at 300 degrees F. Quickly add warm nuts, cherries, butter and vanilla extract or flavoring. Stir rapidly until butter melts. Pour onto baking sheet and spread to edge with the back of a wooden spoon. Cool on wire rack for 1 1/2 hours. Loosen and break into pieces.

Store in an airtight container on layers of wax paper.