Saturday, January 5, 2008

Date Nut Balls

2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c white sugar
1 t vanilla
1/2 c brown sugar
1 c dates, chopped fine
1-1/3 c corn flakes
1-1/3 c rice krispies
1 c walnuts

Cook eggs, sugars, vanilla, and dates about 6 minutes, stirring all the time. Stir in corn flakes, rice krispies, and walnuts. Form in balls and roll in powdered sugar or chopped nuts.

Yummy Balls

1 c butter
6 round T sugar
2 c flour
2 c nuts
2 t vanilla

Shape in round, small balls. Cook in slow oven 325° 20 - 30 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar. Keep in cool place. Keeps for months.

Divinity Fudge

2-1/2 c sugar
1/2 c corn syrup
2 egg whites
1/2 c water
1 t vanilla
3/4 c chopped walnuts

Cook sugar, syrup, and water until it spins a thread. Slowly pour 1/2 mixture on egg whites which have been beaten stiff. Cook other half until it will form a hard ball in cold water. Add this to other half of mixture. Beat until creamy. Add vanilla and nuts and stir in thoroughly.

Caramels

2 c sugar
1-1/2 corn syrup
1 c butter
2 c cream or evaporated milk
2 t vanilla
1 c nuts

Put sugar, syrup, and butter and 1 c cream on stove, stirring constantly. When it boils stir in second cup of cream. Continue stirring. When it forms a brittle ball in water, take from stove and beat at once until thick. Add nuts and vanilla, and pour into greased pan. When solid turn out of pan and cut with a sawing motion.

For chocolate caramels add 2 squares chocolate at the first.