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Rum Balls
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 200 Minutes
Servings: 4
This recipe is from The Mississippi Cookbook. Recipe submitted by Ethel A. Richardson of West Point, MS. **Time includes the time for storage and drying**
Ingredients:
1/2 lb vanilla wafer (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup nuts, chopped
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup rum
confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. Crush vanilla wafers fine.
2. With hands, mix crumbs with nuts, cocoa, corn syrup, and rum until a firm paste is formed.
3. Dust palms of hands with sugar and shape mixture into little balls (about 1-inch).
4. Allow to dry for 1 hour.
5. Roll the balls into confectioner's sugar.
6. Store in air-tight container several hours.
7. Roll balls in confectioner's sugar again just before serving.
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