"Shaun aRe" .com> wrote in
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> "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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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 --
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> There's someone with a lot of too hot chile could use that now...
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> Shaun aRe

Mmmmm...chile with shredded coconut.