Sugarless Candies
Fruit Paste
2 teaspoons gelatine
2 tablespoons cold water
⅓ cup corn syrup
2 teaspoons cornstarch
¼ cup chopped nuts
½ cup chopped dates
½ cup chopped raisins
¼ teaspoon vanilla
Mix cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water. Heat corn syrup to the boil, add cornstarch and cook for three minutes. Soften the gelatine in two tablespoons cold water for five minutes; stir into the hot syrup after taking from fire. When gelatine has dissolved add the fruit and nuts and flavoring. Chill, cut in squares, and roll each in powdered sugar.