Subject: Rich's Magnolia Room Rum Balls Recipe From: Sarah Date: 8/10/2019, 12:26 AM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Searching for myself, I stumbled across this. Sarah P.
Great find, Sarah!
What Sarah found was a scan of the recipe from "The Marietta Journal" 11/28/1963. See below for the recipe.
She found it on this message board: Civil War Talk
Phaed
Rich's Magnolia Room Rum Balls 1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers 1 cup confectioner's sugar 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons light corn sirup (syrup) 1/4 cup rum 1/2 cup fine granulated sugar Mix crumbs, confectioner's sugar, one cup nuts and cocoa. Add corn sirup and rum and mix well. Shape into one inch balls. Roll half in granulated sugar, and remainder in the one-half cup nuts. Makes about 36. Store air tight.