Mom's nut and date candy

1 Batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Nuts, finely chopped (walnuts, pecans, etc.)
1 cup Dates, finely chopped
2 cups Sugar, granulated
½ cup Water (up to 3/4 cup)
1 tablespoon Karo

Directions

Boil a syrup of the sugar, water and Karo; stop as or before it reaches the soft ball stage. Let cool. Beat in the dates until they "disintegrate," then the nuts.

Wet a dish towel in cold water. Spoon the candy along the middle of the towel in piles. Fold towel over; roll it, pressing firmly constantly.

Leave to cool and harden. Slice approximately ¼-inch pieces. Might want to roll slices in coconut, chopped nuts, etc. (Mom never did, tho'.) From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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