Grandma'S Fresh Coconut Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fresh coconut (with milk)
1 c. liquid (use coconut milk and add water to make 1 c.)
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Drain milk from coconut and add water to make 1 cup.
Open coconut, peel brown skin from outside and run through fine meat grinder.
To 2 cups sugar, add the liquid, stir until sugar dissolves.
Then cook over moderate heat for 5 minutes.
Add the ground coconut and cream of tartar and boil 10 minutes.
Set aside to cool, then beat until it thickens.
Pour into buttered pan and let it reset.
Slice and stand back.