Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  whole almonds
  2               cups  pecan halves
  6               cups  water
  1                cup  granulated sugar
  1                cup  firmly packed brown sugar
     1/4           cup  ground cinnamon
  1         tablespoon  ground ginger
  2          teaspoons  ground allspice
  1           teaspoon  ground cloves
  2                     egg whites

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large saucepan, cover almonds and pecans with water. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 1 minute. Drain well. In a large bowl, combine next 6 ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Add nuts and stir until nuts are well coated. Pour nuts into sugar mixture, stirring until well coated. Spread evenly on a greased baking sheet. Stirring occasionally, bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheet. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 4 C. of spiced nuts.

Nutritional Information:

5952 Calories (kcal); 396g Total Fat; (56% calories from fat); 121g Protein; 570g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 306mg Sodium