Recipe: Date Nut Roll's

Here are several versions....

DATE NUT ROLL

1 lb. graham crackers, crushed
1 lb. pitted dates, cut in
pieces
1 lb. maraschino cherries,
drained
2 c. nuts (pecans, walnuts,
Brazil nuts or all 3 mixed)
1 small can evaporated milk

Reserve some of cracker crumbs for final process. Mix
all ingredients well and form into several rolls. Roll in
crumbs to coat well. Wrap in foil and refrigerate. Best if
made a week or so before slicing and eating. Will keep several
months in refrigerator and can be frozen.

DATE NUT ROLL

1 large pkg. pitted dates
1 large pkg. miniature
marshmallows
1 lb. chopped walnuts
2 large jars maraschino
cherries, chopped (save
juice)
1 lb. graham crackers, crushed

Put dates, marshmallows, walnuts and cherries in a large
bowl. Pour in juice from cherries. For bulk, add enough
graham crackers until you can mold into a roll. Cover roll
with remaining graham crackers until outside of roll is dry.
Wrap in foil and refrigerate for 24 hours. Serve with whipped
cream.

DATE NUT ROLL
(Uncooked)

1 1/2 pkg. honey graham
crackers
3/4 c. seedless raisins
1 c. chopped up dates
1/2 c. chopped red candied
cherries
1/2 c. chopped green candied
cherries
1 c. miniature marshmallows
any candied fruit rinds and
candied fruits that you
like (optional)
1 can Angel Flake coconut or
frozen or fresh
1 can Borden Eagle Brand milk
1 qt. pecan halves or pieces*

*I use any kind of nuts I have, English walnuts, hickory
nuts, black walnuts, Brazil nuts. I like mostly pecans.
Crush graham crackers real fine. Mix all other dry
ingredients, then pour can of Eagle Brand milk over mixture.
Mix well, until all sticks together. Prepare a long piece of
foil and line with wax paper. Pour mixture on the wax paper in
a long row. Grease hands with butter and shape roll until
firm. Roll foil around roll. Keep in refrigerator. Slice to
serve. Has better flavor after several days.

DATE NUT LOG1 can Eagle Brand milk, enough graham cracker crumbs to make it a
pliable dough. Add 1 cup mini-marshmellows, 1 cup nuts, 1/2 lb.
dates. Make into a roll and refrigerate. Slice and serve.GRAHAM CRACKER DATE NUT ROLL

Prep time:20 minutes. Servings:10.

Kim Ganoung of Loomis lost her recipe for a date nut log she made as a
child. It was unbaked, formed into a log, rolled in powdered sugar,
wrapped in waxed paper, refrigerated and then sliced.

This recipe, from "Date Recipes" compiled by Rick I. Heetland (Golden
West Publishers, 1994), sounds like the recipe Ganoung is looking for.
Note: The prep time does not include the refrigeration time after roll is
prepared.

Ingredients:

30 graham crackers (single squares)
1/2 pound miniature marshmallows
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup evaporated milk
Powdered sugar
Whipped cream

Instructions:

Crush graham crackers to make 11/2 cups crumbs. Add marshmallows,
dates, nuts and milk and gently mix until all crumbs are moistened. Form
into a log and roll in powdered sugar. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic
wrap. Chill in refrigerator for several hours. When ready to serve, cut
into 10 slices and top with whipped cream.

Per serving without whipped cream: 321 cal.; 7 g pro.; 52 g carb.; 10 g
fat (2 sat.; 3 monounsat.; 5 polyunsat.); 7 mg chol.; 203 mg sod.; 2 g
fiber; 30 percent calories from fat.