Candy Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry flavor gelatin
1 c. ground pecans
1 c. ground coconut
3/4 c. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
red sugar crystals
green food coloring
slivered almonds

Preparation

Mix together gelatin, pecans, coconut, condensed (not evaporated) milk and vanilla.
Shape mixture into strawberries. Chill at least one hour.
Roll chilled berries in sugar crystals. Add food coloring to almonds to tint a delicate green.
Use for leaves and stems of berries.
Store in cool place.
Makes about 48 strawberries, depending on size, or 1 pound 3 ounces.