PECAN BYTES

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Texas pecans work the best in a, pecan pie recipe.   

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Tips for the pecan grower. After you have gathered your pecan crop this year take the time to do the following.

1 Rake all the old shucks up and get rid of them.

they are a place where the hickory shuck worm can live over the Winter.

2 Burn the shucks or haul them off.

3 Remember to water your trees during the Winter so they will be ready for the Spring.

3 eggs

2/3 cup sugar

dash of salt

1 cup light corn syrup

1/3 cup butter or margarine

1 cup pecans

Beat eggs throughly with sugar, salt, corn syrup and melted buyyer or margarine, add pecans. Pour into 9-inch pastry shell. Bake at 350 degrees about 50minutes, or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean.

Pie Crust

1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Sift flour and salt together, cut in half of the shortening until mixture looks like cornmeal

Cut in remaining half until mixture looks like small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water

over part of mixture. Toss with fork and push to side of bowl. Repeat until all is moistened

 then form a ball. Flatten on sheet of wax paper. Top with another sheet and roll until

1/8-inch thick. Peel waxed paper off one side and fit into pie plate. Peel other side of

waxed paper and fill with pecan mixture.

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