Instructions: Method:
MAKE a hole at the top of the young coconut. Pour out coconut water and blend with enough basic syrup. Leave in the refrigerator to chill.

Split coconut into half and scrape out the young flesh. Mix coconut flesh and pineapple cubes in a large goblet. Add in a dash of lime juice and a pinch of salt. Drop in ice cubes and pour in chilled coconut water. Serve with maraschino cherries.

Basic Syrup
How to prepare basic syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 pandan leaves - knotted

Method:
PLACE sugar, water and pandan leaves in a deep saucepan. Bring to the boil, lower heat and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove pandan leaves and strain the syrup. Leave to cool for use as a basic syrup. You can store the basic syrup in a bottle in the refrigerator.

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