Butter a large baking sheet and set aside.

Measure out all of your ingredients, set aside.

Place one pound of butter in a heavy bottom pan and melt butter slowly.

When butter has melted, add remaining ingredients, turn up the heat to medium or medium high and bring to a boil (adjust heat if needed). Stir continually with a flat bottom wooden spoon. Scrape across the bottom of the pan as you stir but, do not scrape the sides of the pan. 

When mixture is boiling and reaches about 230°, add the cashews and keep boiling, stirring constantly.

When the mixture looks the color of a brown paper sack and reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer, quickly remove from the heat and stir in the wide coconut shreds.

Pour onto greased baking sheet and spread out with your wooden spoon.

Allow time to cool completely. Then, break up and enjoy! Or give as holiday gifts.