Divine date rum balls

3 Dozen

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Butter or margarine (1/2 lbs or 2 sticks)
1 cup Sugar
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 (8 oz) box pitted dates, chopped
1½ cup Pecans; chopped
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1½ tablespoon Rum (or use 1 tsp. vanilla)
Confectioners' sugar, opt'l

Directions

Melt butter or margarine in a pan. Add sugar, salt and dates. Cook, stirring, until smooth and thick. Remove from heat and stir in nuts, Rice Krispies, and rum or vanilla. Stir well. Let cool and form into balls. Roll in confectioners' sugar, if you like. Keep in covered container. Yield: Makes about 3 dozen.

Source: The Army, Navy, and Air Force Times Magazine, November 1978.

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