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Halvah

2 cups Cream of Wheat
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups ground walnuts
4 eggs
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon

Syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups water

Cream butter; add sugar and beat. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add Cream of Wheat, ground walnuts and cinnamon. Pour in greased 9 x 14-inch Pyrex pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes.

Syrup: Boil sugar and water for 30 minutes to make syrup. Ladle COOL syrup over HOT halva carefully. Allow to cool and cut into squares.