Trinidad Toolum

6 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 6 cups grated coconut
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 6 inches dried orange peel, broken into bits
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated gingerroot
  • butter, for greasing tray

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook sugar in a heavy aluminum or iron pot and stir until it liquefies.
  2. 2
    Mix the shredded coconut in with the sugar and stir until well blended.
  3. 3
    Stir occasionally until liquid reddens.
  4. 4
    Add molasses, dried orange peel and ginger.
  5. 5
    Stir to blend and when the mixture starts to rise and fall, stir briskly and keep stirring until it leaves the side of the pot.
  6. 6
    Remove from the heat and drop by table spoon onto a lightly greased tray or dish.
  7. 7
    Shape into balls (about the size of table tennis balls).
  8. 8
    Remove when firm and store in airtight containers.
  9. 9
    * Serving size is a wild guess as I don't remember how much this recipe produces! Same with cooking time.

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