Combine sugar, milk & dates. Cook over medium heat & stir almost constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees). (This soft ball will not roll off your finger.) Remove from heat & stir in butter & pecans & beat until very thick & creamy. Pour onto a damp cloth (not a terry cloth) & roll up & shape into a long roll. Leave rolled up in cloth until cool & firm. Unroll & slice.

Mrs. Louis Alpe

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, Ar 72390. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive,