Coconut Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 package flaked coconut (14 oz)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, or vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a large saucepan.
Cook, stirring constantly, just until sugar is dissolved.
Cook without stirring to 236 degrees (soft ball); remove from heat.
Stir in coconut and flavoring; cool.
Variation 1: Chocolate Coconut Almond Drops (otherwise known as Almond Joys)- Shape cooled coconut mixture into 1-inch balls, flattening bottoms.
Top each with a toasted almond.
Chill at least 1 hour.
Dip in melted chocolate.
Variation 2: Acorns- Shape in balls, tapering one end to cone shape.
Chill 1 hour.
Dip large end into melted chocolate.