2/3 cup (1/2 of 15oz. can) sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp. vanilla

few grains of salt

1 1/2 cup dessicated coconut (shredded?!)

2 cups chopped dates

1/2 cup nuts

1/4 cup finely chopped cherries

1 square unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.)

Preheat oven 350*
Stir milk, vanilla, and salt together. Add coconut, dates, nuts and cherries. Mix.

Spoon into an 8x8x2″ pan which has been greased, lined with paper, and greased again. Bake for 30 minutes.

Cool for 2-3 minutes before removing from pan. Peel off paper and cool.

Ice with butter icing

Melt chocolate over hot water and drizzle over the icing. Cut into finger like bars.

Yield 2 dozen

-Beatrice Abbey

2 Chronicles 7:14