1 beaten egg
3/4 cup sugar, white or brown, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter
1 cup dates, well chopped
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup chopped gumdrops and 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, cut
up
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup desiccated coconut
Place the beaten egg, sugar and butter in frying pan set at 175 F. Stir until butter melts. Add dates. Raise heat to 225 F, cook 5 minutes or until dates are wellblended. Add nuts, vanilla, gumdrops and cherries. Turn heat off. Add Rice Krispies. Stir and cool. Roll into 1inch size balls. Roll in coconut. These are delicious and are nice and festive for Christmas. You may also want to use colored coconut.