Green grassy cow patties

3 oz Package lime jello
      1 c  Hot water
      1 c  Sweetened shredded coconut
    1/2 lb butter, softened
    2/3 c  Firmly packed brown sugar
    1/4 c  Sugar
      2    Eggs
      2 tb Milk
      2 ts vanilla
  1 3/4 c  flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
  2 1/2 c  Old fashioned oats
      1 c  Chopped walnuts
      1 c  Currants

-----------------------------------TOOLS-----------------------------------
      2 sm Bowls
        lg Mixing bowl
           Slotted spoon
           Paper towels
        lg Spoon
           Cookie sheet
           Spatula
           Wire coolling rack
 
  With an adult's help, preheat oven to 375F.
  
  Mix jello and hot water in a small bowl. Stir until jello is dissolved. Add
  the shredded coconut, stir and set the bowl aside.
  
  Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla and
  beat again. Set aside.
  
  Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Add this to the
  big bowl and stir well. Stir in oats, nuts and currants and mix.
  
  With a slotted spoon, separate the shredded coconut from the gelatin and
  set the coconut on a few paper towels to drain. Place another 2 paper
  towels on top of the coconut and press, squeezing out any liquid. The
  leftover jello is not needed. Add a cup of
  
  Spoon out tablespoon sized lumps of dough and place them 1-2" apart on an
  ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9-10 minutes until golden brown. Allow lumps
  (which should now be shaped like steaming patties) to cool on cookie sheet
  for 1 minute. Then, put on wire
  
  From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0