Recipe for cooking Christmas Marshmallow Squares

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Christmas Marshmallow Squares

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
Few grains of salt
1/3 c. maraschino cherries (half red, half green)
30 lrg. marshmallows cut into qt.ers
2 c. graham cracker crumbs (or vanilla wafer crumbs)
2 1/2 c. coconut

Blend together milk, vanilla extract or flavoring and salt. Add cherries, marshmallows and wafer crumbs. Line an 8- or 9-in. pan with half the coconut. Add marshmallow mixture, spreading evenly over the pan. Top with remaining coconut. Press firmly. Place in refrigerator for 24 hours to ripen. Unmold and cut into squares.

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