Stuffed Dates
["1 lb. pitted dates", "1/4 c. good dry sherry", "nuts", "tinted coconut or powdered sugar"]
["Pour sherry over dates.", "Let stand 1 hour; stuff each date with an almond, walnut or pecan half.", "Roll in tinted coconut or powdered sugar.", "(Dates soaked in wine, dry sherry, sprinkled with pale green coconut; or frosted with Christmas colors, nuts buried in their delicious middle.)"]
["dates", "sherry", "nuts", "coconut"]