Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Sugar
1 c Coconut milk and water
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Green red food coloring
1 c Grated fresh coconut
Candied cherries

DIRECTIONS: Mix sugar and coconut milk and water in saucepan. Bring to
boil, and cook until a small amount of mixture forms a soft ball when
dropped in cold water (240-F). Pour onto a wet platter, and let stand
until lukewarm. Add vanilla, and beat until thick and creamy. Knead
until smooth. Divide, and add a few drops of green coloring to half
and red coloring to other half. Sprinkle coconut on a cookie sheet.
Dry in slow oven, 250-F, about 15 minutes. Work half of coconut into
each mixture. Heat each mixture over boiling water until softened;
drop from teaspoon on waxed paper, and flatten slightly. Put a bit of
cherry in the center of each. Let harden.

Source: Mom's old magazine clippings- 1940's to 1970's

From: Sallie Austin

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