Melanie & I have read about coconuts a few times in her library books. The grocery store finally had some so we bought one! Duane used a hammer & screwdriver to poke holes in the three dented areas "eyes" of the coconut. We let it drain. Then we toasted each other with the coconut water. Did you know that it's not called coconut milk? It's not "milk" until you puree the coconut "meat" and mix it with the water that it's called coconut milk. I didn't know that until I watched a "How to open a coconut.." video on YouTube. I've learned a lot about the benefits of the coconut. It's quite good for you. In the Pacific War/World War 2 it was siphoned directly from the coconut & used to give emergency plasma transfusions because it has the same electrolyte balance as our blood. It's better than processed baby formula. It has lauric acid in it which is in good ol' MAMA's MILK! AWESOME! I drank a whole load of coconut water! I bet Melanie's Milkie Pies were totally pumped up! It's more nutritious than whole milk. Which isn't a surprise. Whole milk isn't that good for you. There's more benefits to coconuts but these were the one's I thought were the most interesting.
After we tasted the coconut water Duane opened the coconut! It was quite an adventure! I don't really care for coconut. But it sure was fun trying a fresh one.
Kyle & his buddies Dylan & Luke tried some too. However they're too fast & I wasn't allowed to take their picture! Ha, ha, ha!!!
4 comments:
Wow, that was neat to watch! Those suckers sure are hard to open, huh? That's neat about the water/ milk difference, thanks for sharing what you learned! Good stuff!
-Beka =)
Duane: Try a chain saw next time--it might be easier! Love, Jane
One more thing--LOVED Melanie telling her Daddy that he was STRONG--You are a hero in that little girl's eyes, Duane! Love to all,MOM
I DON'T THINK MELANIE REALIZED WHEN SHE TOLD DUANE HE WAS STRONG THAT SHE JUST MELTED HIS HEART AGAIN! HOW PRECIOUS! DRINK UP AND ENJOY THE MOMENTS! LOVE YOU ALL, GRANDMA LINDA XOXOXOXO
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