Date Nut Candy

Name: How to cook Date Nut Candy - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Heidi Louise

Date Nut Candy

This recipe has been in my family since before the Civil War. It has been passed down orally from mother to daughter for at least four generations. This recipe is a traditional holiday dish from South Carolina.

Ingredient

Food ration :

12 servings

Cooking time :

40 mins

3 cup

sugar

1 cup

milk

1 tbsp

unsalted butter

1/2 lb

pitted, chopped dates

1 cup

chopped pecans or chopped walnuts

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 pinch

salt

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In large saucepan over med to med-hi heat, mix sugar, milk, and butter. Stir constantly about 15 min. Good test: drop a tiny amount into ice water. If it forms instantly into a firm ball, it's ready.

* Step 2

Add dates. Stir constantly until dates are melted, about 15-20 minutes depending on how finely you chopped the dates. Try the "firm ball" test.

* Step 3

Remove from stove immediately and pour into greased pan.

* Step 4

Wait until candy cools in pan (about 10 minutes). Then cut candy into squares. Don't wait too long because the candy will be too hard to cut. Candy will keep in the fridge for about a week.

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