Date Loaf Candy

Ingredient
# Milk 1 Cup
#Granulated sugar 2 cups
# Butter 1 Table Spoon
# Chopped, Pitted Dates 11/2 Cups
# finely chopped pecans 1Cup
# vanilla extract 1 teaspoon .

In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, cook milk, sugar and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly at first to dissolve sugar, then often (to prevent scorching), until the mixture reaches 234 degrees (F).

Remove the pan from heat and add the dates, nuts and vanilla extract. Stir briskly with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes until the mixture is thick and creamy and beginning to crystallize, but not yet stiff. Allow the candy to cool down for about ten minutes undisturbed in the pan.

Without scraping the sides of the pan, lift the candy by large spoonfuls into a rough log shape on a clean, slightly damp flour sack towel and roll the candy