Aunt Clorena'S Date Loaf Candy(From The Files Of Clorena Williams Griffith) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
1 c. milk
1 lb. chopped dates
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Combine sugar and milk; cook until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.
Add chopped dates and cook 5 minutes more. Beat until it begins to thicken.
Add 1 cup chopped pecans.
Pour onto buttered platter and cool and cut.