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Caramel Frosting With Nuts

1/4 cups soft brown sugar. 1/4 cup granulated sugar. 1/2 cup boiling water.

Whites 2 eggs. 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. 1/2 cup pecan nut meats broken in pieces.

PROCESS: Boil sugar and water together as for Boiled Frosting (see recipe Page 56). Pour slowly onto beaten whites of eggs, beating constantly, continue beating until frosting is nearly cool. Put pan containing frosting in a larger vessel of boiling water, place on range and cook until mixture granulates around sides of pan, stir constantly while cooking. Remove from hot water and beat until frosting will keep its shape when dropped from spoon. Add nut meats and flavoring. Spread on cake, using wooden spoon to give surface a wave-like appearance.