Boil together 2 cups white sugar, 4 level Tbsp. butter or margarine, 3 cups milk til it forms a softball stag when dropped in cold water. Add 1/2 cup chopped dates, and cook about 2 or 3 minutes more.

Remove from heat, add 1/2 cup walnuts and 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat till it holds its shape. Turn out onto a damp cloth sprinkled with coconut and roll in a long roll. Slice.

– Mrs. A. Bedwell