About 1 cup

Cream cheese, softened 2 packages, 3 ounces each
Mayonnaise ¼ cup
Onion salt ¼ teaspoon
Hickory salt ¼ teaspoon
Garlic salt Few grains
Nuts (pecans, toasted almonds, cashews, or roasted peanuts), finely chopped ½ cup

Blend cream cheese with mayonnaise and seasonings. Stir in nuts.

Note: Serve with chips or crackers.

Calories per tablespoon: About 90 with pecans or cashews; 95 with almonds or peanuts.

Sugar-and-spice nuts

About 4 cups

Butter or margarine, melted 1 tablespoon
Egg white, slightly beaten 1
Unroasted almonds, English walnuts, and/or pecans 2 cups
Sugar 1 cup
Salt ½ teaspoon
Cinnamon 1½ teaspoons
Nutmeg ¾ teaspoon
Allspice ¾ teaspoon

Preheat oven to 300° F. (slow).

Slowly stir melted fat into beaten egg white. Stir in nuts.