Holiday Date Roll

• 1 lb pitted dates, well chopped
• 12 lb miniature marshmallow
• 12 lb finely ground pecans or 12 lb walnuts
• 12 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup of drained finely chopped maraschino cherry (save the juice)
• 12 cup flaked coconut (optional)
• 1 lb graham cracker, rolled until fine crumbs (reserve about 1/3 of these crumbs for rolling around the exterior of the logs.)

1. Put the first 6 ingredients into a large bowl.
2. Add 2/3 of the graham cracker crumbs.
3. Mix well-- using clean hands like you would mix a meatloaf.
4. If loaf seems too dry add the saved cherry juice a little at a time until the mixture is sticky but firm enough to form into a loaf about the texture of a thick cooky dough.
5. Divide the dough into two sections.
6. Sprinkle 1/2 of the saved graham cracker crumbs on a large sheet of waxed paper.
7. Place one of the dough sections on the waxed paper.
8. Roll up the dough into a log like a thin jelly roll so that the crumbs are around the outside of the log.
9. Pull the paper tightly around the log and secure by wrapping a second time with plastic wrap.
10. Repeat steps 6 through 9 with the other section of dough.
11. Place the two logs into a large ziplock plastic bag to keep moisture in and refrigerator odors out.
12. Refrigerate several weeks before eating.
13. To serve slice crosswise and enjoy.
14. Number of servings vary according to thickness of slices.

dates, marshmallow, ground pecans, milk, maraschino cherry, flaked coconut, graham cracker

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/holiday-date-roll-103511 (may not work)