Hmm .. just a coco lover, not a specialist.
One way to find out is: Look at the color of the outside. It should be
greenish.
Look at the size .. they should not be too small.
Discard of brown coconuts. They have probably been in dryness for months.
Shake the nut, and see (hear) if the liquid, the"water" is moving inside.
This is easier when the nut has been peeled; there must be liquid in it.
If you hear the liquid moving, most probably the coconut is okay, although
those cut off ("peeled"), only the hard nut remaining (brownish/black in
color), it is harder to tell. (the color of the whole thing's outside tells
it's story)
Peeling the tissue off, or cutting it is quite a job. Don't do it if you're
not used to it, just to save your fingers!
If you want to learn, start cutting with a very sharp big knife, or a
machete, from where it hung from the tree. Comes a moment when three eyes on
top of the hard kernel show up (don't take away all the "barb", it is far
too much labor .. just work away from the top down, like you do an apple.
One of these three eyes is soft, and you can pinch it with something sharp.
Pour te "water" out, and drink, or use as a remedy.
Then break the coconut open (with a hammer, or just slamming it against the
floor or the wall), to be able to peel off the white flesh inside with a
spoon '(lipla' it is called in our community). It is delicious, and lends
itself for many a sweet to make from it.
Well, that is about it.
Hope to serve,
love to help,
Faith
From: "CH" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: CS>sturdy coconuts!
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 20:51:27 -0500
Hi, Faith,
Can you tell us how to select a good coconut? We've bought a few recently
that we've thrown away.
Thanks,
Cindy
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