SC - Re: Wierd but Cool Kitchen Gadgets

[ruadh]

depending on how fast you want in and whether or not you want the liquid, I
prefer to drop it on the solid walkway or pavement. Other note, I use a
potato peeler to rid the nut of the brown skin on the meat.
Ru
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From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: SC - Re: Wierd but Cool Kitchen Gadgets


>
> >I sometimes see coconuts in the grocery here. What is the best way to
> >'open' a coconut to get at the inside? A big hammer? A saw? Does
> >it vary depending upon whether the coconut is green or brown and
> >hairy (I assume the last is ripe or past ripe and the former is
> >not, and probably not available in my area). Do the brown hairy
> >ones have coconut milk in them or it is just 'meat' by then?
> >
> >I was going to ask whether coconuts were known in period in Europe.
> >Then I looked in my nuts-msg file and found that, surprisingly to me,
> >they were.
> >
> >Stefan li Rous
>
> I am assuming you are speaking of the already hulled coconuts.  The not
> hulled ones are rather large and more or less three sided.  If you are
> talking about those ignore what I am about to write and re-state.
>
> The little round brown coconuts with three little "eyes" on one end should
> have a sloshing sound when you shake them.  If they don't they are very
old
> and won't be nearly as good.  Generally you would drive an ice-pick or
> screwdriver or corkscrew through the "eyes" and drain the liquid into a
> glass.  Then bang the coconut open with a hammer.  I place them partially
> wrapped in a towel and put in a close fitting box or castiron pot to break
> them open.  Less chance of shell and meat going flying all over the room.
> The fresher the coconut (if it has milk in it) the easier it is to remove
> from the shell.  The milk can be used in any number of ways but I usually
> just find a thimble of rum and drink it.
> Olwen who used to shake them from trees and bust them on rocks
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