Orange Coated Nuts

• 1 teaspoon orange rind, finely grated
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 14 cup fresh orange juice
• 12 cup water
• 2 12-3 cups walnut halves
• sugar, for coating

1. Combine first four ingredients in saucepan.
2. Boil to 238 degrees on candy thermometer.
3. Add Walnuts.
4. ***The rest is left empty in Moms book, but trying to remember what she did next I believe she set removed nuts onto parchment lined cookie sheet, and allowed to set, then rolled them in the extra sugar prior to putting into a lined tin which was only opened on Christmas Eve night -- and that was always the beginning of our Christmas.
5. ***.
6. What I do is place on parchment lined cookie sheet, and place it into oven overnight to allow the pilot light only to dry them just a bit.
7. Then I roll them into the coating sugar.
8. I found they were more like Momma's that way, but try either way and see which one you like.
9. servings and prep/cook time estimated for now.

orange rind, sugar, orange juice, water, walnut halves, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-coated-nuts-159730 (may not work)