Things I learned coconut hunting:
• From what I have heard a machete is best for knocking them out of the tree, but from experience, I know an oar will suffice
• When they don't fall on their own, they are not ripe (and may take a while to ripen)
• It is pretty easy to cut through the unripened shell and a shower of coconut milk will follow
• The shape of the inner nut very closely matches the shape of the outer husk
• Whacking the equator of the nut with the back side of a large knife works great to open it
• When someone is whacking them out of the tree with an oar, it is best to not be underneath in a kayak, since you will be littered with ants
Comments (2)
True wisdom from a coconut hunting legend. It warms the cockles of me heart being in a kayak under a coconut laden tree while someone whacks at a prime nut with an oar.
Posted by former roomie | September 4, 2007 2:03 PM
Posted on September 4, 2007 14:03
mmmmm, coconuts
Posted by B | September 4, 2007 2:45 PM
Posted on September 4, 2007 14:45