Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Mom always seemed to make these to take somewhere – no fair, we liked them too.

1 can whole water chestnuts
1 pound bacon
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup ketchup

Cut chestnuts and bacon strips into thirds. (If some of the chestnuts are tiny just cut them in half). Wrap each piece of chestnut with a bacon piece and secure with a toothpick which goes through the water chestnut. Stand these in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan. Bake for 1 hour at 250°. Remove from oven and drain off as much of the grease as possible.

Mix the sugar and ketchup together and spoon over the bacon wrapped water chestnuts. Put back in 250° oven for 1 more hour. Serve hot.