The perfect gift for anyone is always a hard thing to do. Many people are afraid that they’ll give their friends or close family members the wrong thing for Christmas, their Birthday, or another holiday, yet they want to buy them something very special that says they care about them! If you have never thought about this before, but might want to try it, one suggestion for the next occasion that comes up is to buy gift baskets for the person in your life. In addition, if the gift goes over well then you may just need to start a tradition of buying gift baskets regularly for the special people in your life. However, if you’re not totally convinced that someone would love a gift baskets, here are a few reasons that it may just be the perfect gift:

3 cups of sugar
3/4 cup of light corn syrup
3/4 cup of water
2 egg whites
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry or lime flavored gelatin
1 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of shredded coconut (optional)

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in saucepan. Bring to boiling point. Reduce heat, cook to hard boil stage. Beat egg whites until fluffy. Add dry gelatin gradually, beating until stiff peaks form. Pour syrup slowly into egg white mixture, beating constantly until candy holds shape and loses gloss. Stir in nuts and coconut. Pour quickly into 9 inch buttered pan. Let stand until firm. Dip knife blade into hot water, cut candy as desired.