Mom'S Date Nut Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 c. milk
1 large lump butter
1/2 lb. dates, chopped
1 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Cook sugar, milk and butter until it makes a soft ball in a cup of cold water.
Add dates; continue cooking until it makes a firm ball in a cup of cold water.
Beat until creamy.
Add nuts and spread on buttered dish.