Pecan Pie - Six Degrees of Separation

It's said that anyone can be linked to the actor Kevin Bacon in six or less links. This can be true of a recipe for pecan pie. Here goes:

This website is dedicated to Ace DuMond, who has a twin brother named Mark, who is married to Sheri'. That's a couple of steps. Sheri's dad in Medford, Oregon has an aunt in Texas named Phoebe, who contributed this recipe. That's two more.

Speaking of Phoebe, the actress Phoebe Cates appeared in a 2004 documentary called "Retrosexual: The 80s" --- and guess who else appeared in the same film? That's right, Kevin Bacon. So there you have it, from Ace DuMond to Kevin Bacon in six steps. True, the Phoebe/Phoebe connection is a bit thin, but it's the best we could come up with under the circumstances.

And now, the recipe for pecan pie:

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
3 eggs
1 cup pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 premade 9" pie shell

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together the sugar and syrup, and heat in a saucepan until dissolved.

Beat the eggs, then pour the syrup mixture slowly into the eggs, beating as you pour. Add nuts, vanilla and butter. Pour into an unbaked 9" pie shell.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.