Date Candy

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Title: DATE CANDY
Categories: Candies, 1941
Yield: 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.

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