Coconut Crunch

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• 2 large ripe coconuts, to make 2 cups diluted coconut milk

1. In a deep kettle, combine coconut milk and sugar and bring rapidly to a boil. Turn heat to moderate and cook syrup, without stirring, until syrup thickens to hard ball stage (Candy Thermometer —258°F.).
2. Grease a marble slab and pour mixture onto it, to cool slightly. When syrup is set but not hardened, begin to pull, as for ta