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Date Nut Coconut Candy
2 c. sugar
1 c. milk
1-1/2 Tbs. butter (or as her recipe stated, butter the size of a Walnut)
1 cup chopped dates
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. shredded coconut
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Combine sugar, milk and butter and cook until it reaches the soft ball stage
(test in cold water - mixture will flatten but can be picked up). Add
chopped dates and cook 5 minutes longer. Add chopped walnuts, coconut and
vanilla. Beat until thick.
Butter a 3 inch strip on 6 feet of waxed paper. Spoon the mixture along the
strip and spread with a knife into a square shape. Be careful, the mixture
is very hot. Let candy set, then cut into 1 inch squares.
I've made this and can attest to it being very hot, take care you don't burn
your fingers.
It's delicious. She always had some wrapped in waxed paper in her candy
dish when we came to visit.
Jill