Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups water 7/8 cup dry unsweetened finely grated coconut

Recipe: 1. In a medium-size kettle, heat the water, but do not bring it to a boil. 2. Place the coconut in a blender and add 1 cup of the hot water (if your tap water is hard, that is with a lot of minerals, you may want to use bottled water to maintain consistency and taste) . 3. Blend for 2-3 minutes. 4. Place a colander in a bowl and line the colander with 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth. 5. Pour the blended coconut mixture into the cheesecloth and twist to extract the milk, letting the milk go into the bowl. 6. Return the coconut pulp to the blender and add the remaining 1/2 cup of hot water. Blend for 1-2 minutes, strain and press through the cheesecloth into the bowl.

Makes about 1 cup