Ingredients for - Great-Grandma Cathy's Date Loaf Candy

1. White sugar 2 cups
2. Milk 1 cup
3. Butter ¼ cup
4. Chopped dates 1 cup
5. Chopped pecans 1 cup
6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Great-Grandma Cathy's Date Loaf Candy

1 . Stage

Stir sugar, milk, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil without stirring once the boiling begins. Heat until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball or until the mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), about 20 minutes. Immediately remove saucepan from heat and stir dates, pecans, and vanilla into the milk mixture.

2 . Stage

Thoroughly wet a piece of cheesecloth and lay out onto a flat work surface. Pour the candy mixture into the middle of the cloth and roll the cloth around it to shape into a log.

3 . Stage

Refrigerate until hard, 8 hours to overnight. Remove log from cloth and slice.