Paul's Pecan Favorites

Everyone loves this confection, made with large, crunchy pecans and our own creamy caramel. We ("We" in this context usually means Ann) hand dip the bottoms then the tops with the finest Swiss milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate. Our pecan favorites-made the way our father Paul insisted-look like turtles, and they're just the right size for you to enjoy, one by one by one.

In the old days, the Flesor kids and most of their little buddies were given the job of "setting up pecans" for this Tuscola favorite. This means making rows of pecan groups-about three big pecans per "turtle guy"-on the big marble table. If you're a grown-up doing this job, your back starts to hurt about mid-table, but if you're a short kid, setting up pecans is no big deal, especially when you know that you'll be paid for your work with a chocolate malt or caramel sundae.