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From Granny's collection

Rum Date Balls

  • desserts
  • candy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups cornflakes
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 teaspoon rum flavoring or vanilla

Directions

  1. Cook the dates over low heat; add the sugar, margarine, salt, flavoring, and eggs.
  2. Mix in the cornflakes and coconut.
  3. Shape into balls and roll in coconut.

Notes

  • The method calls for rolling the balls in additional coconut, but no separate quantity is listed.
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Rum Date Balls
1 Cup dates
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup margarine
2 eggs beaten
1/2 teas salt
2 Cups Cornflakes
1 Cup Coconut
1 teas rum flavoring or Vanilla
Cook dates over low heat, add sugar & margarine, salt, Vanilla & eggs. Mix in Cornflakes & Coconut. Make into balls & roll Coconut.