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                       CHOCOLATE COCONUT SQUARES

Recipe By     : GRIT -- July 13, 1997
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Candy

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/3  cup           light corn syrup
  2      tablespoons   sugar
  2      tablespoons   water
  2 1/4  cups          plus 2 tablespoons flaked coconut, -- divided
  1      teaspoon      vanilla
    3/4  cup           Hershey's® Semi-sweet chocolate chips
    1/3  cup           toasted slivered almonds or chopped pecans

Butter 8-inch square pan; set aside.  In a small saucepan, stir together
corn syrup, sugar and water.  Cook to 234 or until syrup, when dropped
into very cold water, forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from
water.  (Bulb of candy thermometer should not rest on bottom of
saucepan).
Remove from heat.  Stir in 2 1/4 cups cups coconut and vanilla.  Pour
mixture into prepared pan.  Melt chocolate chips in top of double boiler
over hot, not boiling water; spread over coconut mixture.  Sprinkle
almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons coconut over top, cool.  Cut into
squares.  Makes about 3 dozen squares. From Hershey's 1934 cookbook; (to
order from Grit General store for $10.95 plus $2.00 shipping.  Call
1-800-678-4883).
Typed by Ethel Snyder <[email protected]>
Date August 31, 1997

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