Savoring the Taste of Generations

Peanut Butter Dainties

Name: Peanut Butter Dainties
Yield: 6–7 dozen
Ingredients: 1½ cups chunky peanut butter; 1 lb. dates, cut fine; 1 scant cup chopped nuts (walnuts and pecans are both good); 6 Tbsp. melted butter (not margarine that contains water); 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 12 oz. chocolate chips; ½ block paraffin (or use chocolate wafers with no paraffin)

From Ann Cruise, Resident. The book didn't print a hometown.

CourseCandies
Makes6–7 dozen
Ingredients7
Steps5

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1½ cupschunky peanut butter
1 lb.dates, cut fine
1 scant cupchopped nuts (walnuts and pecans are both good)
6 Tbsp.melted butter (not margarine that contains water)
2 cupsconfectioners' sugar

Coating

12 oz.chocolate chips
½ blockparaffin (or use chocolate wafers with no paraffin)

Method

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Step 1: Mix peanut butter, dates, nuts, butter and confectioners' sugar together.
Step 2: Form into balls the size of a walnut. Chill thoroughly.
Step 3: In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips with paraffin (or melt chocolate wafers).
Step 4: When melted, turn off the heat and dip the balls in chocolate.
Step 5: Place on wax-paper-lined cookie sheets and set in a cool place to harden.

From the cook

Don't use margarine that contains water, or the candies will be gooey.

What we changed or couldn’t read (1)

Paraffin (food-grade wax) was common in older candy recipes; many modern cooks substitute a little shortening or use candy-melt wafers.