Christmas Date Roll - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. white sugar
1 c. milk
1 c. ground dates
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cook milk and sugar
to
a
soft ball stage.
Add dates and stir until well
mixed
and
then
cook
to
the hard ball stage. Remove from heat.
Add nuts and vanilla and cool until it can be kneaded.
Shape
in
long roll in cloth wrung out of cold water. Roll in sugar, then wrap in wax paper.
The candy will keep indefinitely and is moist and delicious.