3 cups white sugar
1-1/2 cups milk
1 cup dates, seeded, but whole
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup coarse nuts
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.