Instructions: Prepare this party nosh up to a week ahead and store in an airtight container. It makes a great gift, too, packed in a decorative tin or airtight jar tied with ribbon.

Yields: about 9 cups

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 5 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, beat egg white, sugar, cumin, salt, and ground red pepper. Add almonds and cashews; toss to coat with egg-white mixture.

3. Spread nut mixture in jelly-roll pan. Bake nuts 30 minutes, lifting and stirring them with a pancake turner every 5 minutes.

4. Spread hot nut mixture on large cookie sheet; place cookie sheet on wire rack to cool nuts completely. (Nuts will be crisp when cool.) When cool, toss nuts with pretzels. Store nut mixture in tightly covered container.

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