Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           sugar
     1/2  cup           butter or margarine
   1                    egg
     3/4  cup           chopped dates
     3/4  cup           chopped pecans
   2      cups          crisp rice cereal
                        confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

Combine sugar, butter, egg, dates and pecans in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring thoroughly. Cook over medium heat until well blended, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cereal. Cool. With buttered hands, roll into 1-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 4 dozen