Sugar Cake

Ingredients,
1 coconut
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup coconut water
zest lemon
1/2 teaspoon almond essence

Poke holes in coconut through the eyes, then drain coconut water into a cup, save. Break coconut. Remove meat, peel brown skin off and grate one heaped cup.

Put in sauce pan, add sugar, water and zest. Cook over high heat, stirring oftern to prevent burning, about 25 minutes, or until mixture thickens (watch closely). Add essence and stir well.

While mixture is hot, drop heaped tablespoons full on a cookie sheet, flatten and let cook to harden. The air cools the mixture quickly so it might be necessary to add more water while spooning.