Source: The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece by Nicholas Stavroulakis

Yield: 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups dates, finely chopped
• 1 large orange
• 1/2 cup honey or sugar
• cinnamon to taste
• ground cloves to taste
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 5 ounces sweet red wine

Peel the orange and cut it into pieces. Remove the seeds, add the chopped dates, and mash together into a paste. Put the paste and honey in the top of a double boiler over gently simmering water and stir constantly with a wooden spoon for about 20 minutes or until it is quite thick. Add the cloves, cinnamon, and wine, and simmer until very thick. Remove from the heat, stir in the chopped nuts, and turn out into a large bowl to cool.