Date Loaf Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. milk
1/4 c. butter
1 c. pitted chopped dates
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, milk and butter in saucepan.
Boil until hard ball stage.
Add dates, nuts and vanilla.
Thoroughly wet a cloth and lay on counter.
Pour the candy on the cloth.
Shape into a log and roll in the cloth.
Let sit overnight or until hard and cloth is dry.
Unroll and slice.