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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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