"D.Currie" > wrote in message
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> I've been on a kick recently to try new foods and new recipes, and then I
> decided that I might as well also try some things that I didn't like but
> haven't eaten for a long time. Just to see if my taste has changed. It's a
> pretty short list. Coconut is pretty much it, that I could think of.
>
> So I bought a fresh coconut.
>
> Both hubby and I agree that the taste is okay, but neither of us like the
> texture. For me, it's a change. I didn't like taste or texture before, or
> maybe I just couldn't separate them.
>
> So now that I have the thing, I want to use it. I've found recipes for
> shredding the coconut and extracting the juice, which seems like a good
> idea since it avoids the texture issue. But what do I do with that juice
> and the stuff I drained?
>
> I don't want to do a curry. Not that I have anything against curries, but
> since I may never bother with a fresh coconut again, I'd like to make
> something that really features the coconut flavor, so I can really decide
> whether I actually like it or I just don't hate it.
>
> I was thinking maybe a coconut pound cake or something like it would be
> good. I've googled recipes, but they all either include shredded coconut
> or artificial coconut flavoring.
>
> So...anybody got any good tried-and-true recipes? It doesn't have to be a
> pound cake, but some kind of cake would be ideal, because I can send it to
> work with hubby if we don't like it.
>
> Thanks --

There's someone with a lot of too hot chile could use that now...

Shaun aRe