Coconut Drops

Ingredients

 * 1 medium dried coconut (it must be a dried coconut )
 * 5 tablespoons minced or shredded ginger
 * 3 cups dark unprocessed sugar
 * 1 cup Water

Directions

 * 1) Use a sharp point to puncture the three eyes of the coconut and drain the water
 * 2) Break the coconut using a hammer and remove the hard outer shell.
 * 3) Using a small knife dice the coconut flesh into ½ x ¼ inch cubes.
 * 4) Combine the diced coconuts cubes and ginger
 * 5) Place in a deep pot with the sugar and water.
 * 6) Put stove on high and boil
 * 7) Boil until water gone and the sugar is like carmel and sticky.
 * 8) Place a sheet of greased paper (can also use moistened foil paper) on a flat surface (kitchen counter) close by. (In Jamaica some use Banana leaves instead of greased paper)
 * 9) Stir the mixture in the pot with a large spoon to be sure it does not stick to the bottom.
 * 10) Use the spoon to scoop out mixture to create 1-1/4-inch wide mounds on the greased paper.
 * 11) Each 1-1/4-inch wide mound should be placed in a separate heap on the greased paper.
 * 12) Let the drops cool and harden.