Mom's nut & date candy

Yield: 1 Batch

Ingredients:

1 c Nuts

Instructions:

finely chopped -(walnuts pecans etc.) 1 c Dates finely chopped 2 c Sugar granulated 1/2 c Water (up to 3/4 cup) 1 tb Karo Boil a syrup of the sugar water and Karo; stop as or before it reaches the soft ball stage. Let cool. Beat in the dates until they disintegrate, then the nuts. Wet a dish towel in cold water. Spoon the candy along the middle of the towel in piles. Fold towel over; roll it pressing firmly constantly. Leave to cool and harden. Slice approximately 1/4-inch pieces. Might want to roll slices in coconut chopped nuts etc. (Mom never did tho'.)