Recipe of Date Candy - Food Recipes

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Title: DATE CANDY
Categories : Candies, 1941
Serving size: 6 servings 3 c Sugar 1 tb Butter or butter substitute 1 c Pitted and chopped dates 1/2 c Sweetened condensed milk 1/2 c Water 1 c Chopped candied cherries 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Chopped marshmallows 1/4 ts Salt Boil sugar, milk, water, butter, and salt to soft ball stage (234 - 238 F). Add cherries and dates. Boil to firm ball stage (245 - 248 F). Add marshmallows. Do not stir. Cool to room temperature. Add flavoring. Beat until thick and creamy. Add nuts. Pour into well-buttered, shallow pan. Cut in squares. Mrs. R.I. Craven, Liberty, TX. -----