Recipe for Date-Nut Candy

     One of the favorites of our cooking class was date candy. It is very simple to make. Select a fresh date. The dates must be moist and dates dry out as they age. Mash the date into a pulp and mix it by hand with ground cashew, almond, or Brazil nut flour. Pack as much of the nut mixture as possible into the date paste. When finished with this roll the date into a ball, coat it with finely shredded coconut, and pop a small piece of baking chocolate on top.