CANDY MADE WITH DATES RECIPES

Steps:

• Stir sugar, milk, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil without stirring once the boiling begins. Heat until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball or until the mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), about 20 minutes. Immediately remove saucepan from heat and stir dates, pecans, and vanilla into the milk mixture.
• Thoroughly wet a piece of cheesecloth and lay out onto a flat work surface. Pour the candy mixture into the middle of the cloth and roll the cloth around it to shape into a log.
• Refrigerate until hard, 8 hours to overnight. Remove log from cloth and slice.

Steps:

• Put milk and sugar in pan and as soon as it boils, add dates and butter.
• Boil until it forms a good soft ball in cold water (watch carefully but don't stir more than absolutely necessary).
• Remove from fire; add nuts and stir. Beat until very stiff.
• Dip out on a cloth wrung from cold water; knead and mold into a long roll.
• Let stay in damp cloth until hard and cold.
• Slice and serve.