[Sca-cooks] Hulwa? Related Sweets?

[Mike C. Baker / Kihe Blackeagle]

Having been introduced to this confection today by HL Saqra al-Kudsi, in her 
kitchen as part of advanced preparation for Lindenwood Midsummer Masked Ball 
this year, I am looking for more information about the origins, variations, 
and related developments that may exist out there.  (For those who may be as 
new to this concept as I was, hulwa [hul-wah?] might be considered an 
ancestor or parallel development of divinity and similar boiled-sugar 
candies...)

Along similar lines, what about variations on the theme such as a softer 
delicacy I grew up enjoying in central Oklahoma, probably originating from a 
_Grit_ or _Capper's Weekly_ recipe:  Date-Nut Log

Adieu, Amra / ttfn - Mike / Pax ... Kihe

Mike C. Baker
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