Date Loaf Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 small can milk
1 box dates (16 oz.)
1 c. pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cook sugar and milk until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.
Add chopped dates; cook slowly until they are dissolved.
Remove from stove; beat until thick and creamy.
Add nuts and vanilla; turn mixture at once onto a cloth which has been wrung out of cold water.
Roll in cloth.
When cool, unroll and slice into 3/4-inch pieces.