Cocktail Orange Pecans

A formal Southern cocktail party without a few crystal dishes of toasted, salted pecans scattered about the room is simply not a serious cocktail party. (When I recently attended a cocktail book party in Manhattan sponsored by a contingent of high-livers from Mississippi, I felt immediately at home when I spied no fewer than four bowls of crisp pecans on various end tables in the apartment.) This delectable variation with orange liqueur and orange rind comes from my old friend Stanley Dry i