Date Loaf

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 stick margarine
4 cups pecans
1 pound dates
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

Heat sugar, milk and margarine to a slow boil to soft-ball stage, then remove f rom heat. Add pecans, dates and vanilla; to make a stiff dough. Form into 2 log s, about 2 inches in diameter, each. Wrap in a cotton or linen towel and refrig erate until chilled.

Jenny Jones