NOEL NUGGETS
3 cups sugar 1 cup milk ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chopped dates ½ cup chopped nuts 1 cup coconut
Blend sugar, salt and milk together. Bring to boil over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture changes color slightly and thickens enough to form a firm ball in cool water. Then, working quickly, blend in vanilla extract, dates, nuts and coconut, drop in heaping teaspoonfuls on waxed paper. If part of mixture should harden in pan before you can transfer it to waxed paper, add only a few drops of water and reheat, stirring until it all comes together again (it will be very thick). Makes 5 dozen nuggets.