Nuts
“Nuts have been used for magic since Roman times. Some Scottish and northern English people believed nuts were such powerful sorcerers that they called their October 31st celebration “Nut Crack Night”…Chestnuts and walnuts, both plentiful at harvesttime, were popular in early divination games. The most well-known game goet as follows: two nuts are named, each for a potential lover, and put on a grate in the fire. She who wants to know the future watches and waits. If a nut burns true and steady, it indicates the lover will have a faithful nature; if it pops in the heat, it indicates the man is not to be trusted.”
—Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History, Lesley Pratt Bannantyne [Pelican Publishing:Gretna LA] 1998 (p. 56-7

Ingredients

 1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 egg white

1 tablespoon water

1 pound pecan halves

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.

Whisk egg white and water together in a separate bowl until frothy. Toss pecans in the egg white mixture.

Mix sugar mixture into pecan mixture until pecans are evenly coated.

Spread coated pecans onto a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are evenly browned,