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Cocoanut Candy

Ingredients

• 1 cocoanut
• 1 1/2 pounds of granulated sugar

Instructions

Put sugar and milk of cocoanut together, beat slowly until the sugar is melted, then boil five minutes; add cocoanut (finely grated), boil ten minutes longer, stir constantly to keep from burning. Pour on buttered plates; cut in squares. Will take about two days to harden. Use prepared cocoanut when other cannot be had.

Source

The White House Cookbook (1887).

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