Texas Date Loaf Candy Recipes

GREAT-GRANDMA CATHY'S DATE LOAF CANDY

Steps:

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

DATE LOAF CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Dampen kitchen towel, and wring out. Sprinkle with sugar.
• 2. Combine sugar, butter and milk in heavy saucepan. Boil, stirring occasionally until hard boil stage is reached.
• 3. Remove from heat. Add dates and pecans, Beat until creamy. SETS UP FAST! Pour onto entire length of damp, sugared cloth . Roll into long log.
• 4. Cool completely. Slice to serve.

DATE LOAF CANDIES

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, mix sugar, dates, butter and milk.
• Cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add walnuts, and vanilla.
• Beat until it thickens.
• Pour onto a cleaned dish towel (NOT TERRY CLOTH). Make sure the towel is wet but not soaking wet--little over damp. Roll it lengthwise and put into fridge until it has completely cooled.
• Unroll the wrap and slice.

DATE LOAF CANDY

Steps:

• You will also need: 1 clean damp cloth.
• Cook first 3 ingredients, in a med boiler on top of stove.
• Bring to a rolling boil, after 3 minute of this, put a spoon full in a bowl of cold water and check for a soft ball.
• (It should be firm enough to pick up with your fingers.) Keep checking till you get the soft ball.
• Then add the dates, and mix until dates have melted.
• Then add nuts and roll out onto damp cloth, and roll into a log shape.
• Put into Refridgerator until cold,cut into thin slices.

OLD FASHIONED DATE LOAF CANDY RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil sugar with milk until it forms a soft ball in water. Pour in dates, boil stirring constantly until dates are dissolved. Remove and add 1 c. of pecans and beat until cool. Pour on wet cloth and wrap up!

MOTHER'S DATE LOAF CANDY(SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Boil sugar and milk until the mixture forms a soft ball in water (or 236º on candy thermometer) Add dates and pecans and cook until a firm ball forms in water (or 240º on thermometer)
• 2. Remove from heat, add butter and let stand until lukewarm Beat with wooden spoon like fudge until mixture begins to thicken Pour onto a damp cloth and roll into a loaf (in damp cloth)
• 3. Place in refrigerator until cold and firm, then slice