Coconut Candy Centers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
4 cups desiccated coconut
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
dipping chocolate

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup, and water in a heavy saucepan.
Cover, cook until boiling rapidly.
Remove cover and insert candy thermometer.
Cook until 234'.
Remove heat, add coconut and almond flavoring.
Pour onto a slab or platter and let cool.
Shape into 3/4\" balls.
Dip in chocolate.