Yuletime Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg, well beaten
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
2 c. Rice Krispies
1/4 c. finely chopped nuts
1 pkg. flakes coconut

Preparation

Mix egg, sugar,
butter or margarine, salt and dates in saucepan and cook,\tstirring
frequently
until dates are soft and mixture is\tthick.\tPlace
saucepan
in
iced
water until mixture is cool enough to handle.
Add Rice Krispies and nuts; mix quickly.
Shape into balls with buttered hands; roll balls in coconut.
Makes 6 to 7 dozen.