Stuffed Apple Salad

Stuffed Apple Salad 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups water Red cinnamon candies Red food coloring 6 apples 2 packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts Crisp lettuce leaves Combine sugar, water, cinnamon candies and a few drops of red food coloring; bring to a boil. core and peel apples. Cook apples in syrup until tender but still firm; apples should be a rosy pink when done. Remove apples from syrup; drain and cool. Beat cheese well; add nuts. Stuff apples. Serve on crisp lettuce leaves. Makes 6 servings