Parial solution to the dessicated coconut issue - VF

As per my earlier comment in 'Moments associated with living in the USA - 2', and two batches of chunky-looking lamingtons later (which are not tooooooo bad as you have to make the chocolate part much thicker so they are quite yummy!) I've come up with a temporary solution. Putting the long strands of coconut in the blender, choosing 'liquefy' whilst turning the speed up as high as it will go and adding icing sugar seems to be a compromise! It's enough of a solution that I have just made Mothers chocolate truffles that almost look how they are meant to!

Another interesting thing is that in the USA they don't have Cadbury's Dairy Milk! Apparently you can get it in some places, but it is made under licence by Hersheys and the NZ/Australian websites say that it tastes different. We met a Canadian couple at a formal dinner for Jamie's work (he is a radiologist who works with Jamie) and I mentioned this most interesting fact to them and the wife said that you can get it in Canada. Three days later Jamie returned from work with 2 blocks of Cadburys Dairy Milk that they had bought for us!!!! No, I have not taken up eating chcoclate, I'm planning to make Pat's chcolate almond splinters for Thanksgiving.