1 stick butter (no substitutes)
2 egg whites
1 c. light brown sugar
1 lb. pecan halves

Melt butter in 9x13 inch pan in 300°F oven. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add brown sugar gradually. Add pecan halves. Mix until nuts are well coated with meringue. Drop by spoonful into melted butter in pan. Spoon some of the butter over the pecans.

Bake at 300°F oven for 1 hour. Turn pecans every 15 minutes. Separate into individual nuts on the last turning.