Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk or 1 1/4 c. homemade sweetened condensed milk
1 (7 oz.) pkg. flaked coconut (about 2 1/2 c.)
1 (6 oz.) box strawberry gelatin dessert
1 c. ground nuts
green sugar
red sugar
slivered almonds
green food color

Preparation

Combine milk with coconut, gelatin and nuts.
Form a rounded measuring teaspoonful of the mixture into a strawberry shape.
Dip top in green sugar and rest of \"berry\" in red sugar.
Repeat until all mixture is used.
Soak almonds in small amount water to which a few drops of green food color have been added.
Use these for \"berry stems.
Store in cool, dry place, refrigerator or freezer. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen candies.