Sweet Pecans

Today's tasty Christmas treat is a simple, easy to make little snack.
What you'll need:
A cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1/4 cup of evaporated milk
2 tablespoons of water
1 tablespoon of rum ( or rum flavoring ) optional
2 cups of pecan halves

Use a 2 or 3 quart saucier from your best stainless steel cookware.
Combine everything except the pecans in your saucepan.
Stir often over medium heat until the mixture comes to a rolling boil.
Let it boil for 4 or 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the pecans.
Leave for five or ten minutes to soak up the syrup!
Grease some wax paper.
Then pour the pecans onto the greased wax paper.
Separate the pecans and let them cool.

Put these out in little bowls for everyone to enjoy!