Coconut pecan icing

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       Title: Coconut Pecan Icing
  Categories: Cakes, Frostings, S_living
       Yield: 1 Recipe
  
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       1 c  Evaporated milk
       1 c  Sugar
       4    Egg yolks
       1 ts Vanilla extract
   1 1/3 c  Coconut
       1 c  Pecans; chopped
  
   Cook milk, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla extract until
   thickened. Add coconut and pecans.  Cool, then beat
   until it is of spreading consistency. Makes 2-1/2
   cups, enough for a 3-layer cake.
   
   Source:  Southern Living Hall of Fame, A Taste of
   Georgia
  
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