Put de lime in de coconut...drink em bo' together...
Monday, November 21, 2005
The Kate Lynch Flora and Fauna Corner
In honor of getting an email from Kate, I decided to revisit the Flora and Fauna Corner. This is a picture of a king coconut tree. It was taken on location during a saree commercial shoot. (long story…) The local guys use a length of rope a couple of feet long with loops on each end for their feet, to shinny up to the top and cut off the ripe coconuts. These are sold all over the place. The vendors cut the top off at an angle with several whacks from a machete. They stick a straw in the top and voila... you have a ready to drink container with coconut milk inside. The milk is believed to have medicinal properties and can settle the stomach. This claim is yet to be proven with me, as I don’t like the taste and it had the opposite effect. Perhaps I’ll try one again now that it’s cooling off a bit and they aren’t sitting around in 90 degree plus heat.
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I'm with you Sue. The Thambili does *nothing* for me! I got my Bag from VI, the Cafe Press sight. Awesome service. Not that I am plugging VI at all. Or giving anyone the idea that if they haven't already they should order something.
I guess your time in Sri lanka is coming to an end.... I know how it feels but trust me, 'it' stays with you. I think you know what 'it' is!
Deana
Would we rather shimmy up a tree and drink coconut milk, or deal with turkey in every way, shape and form for more days than we care to count???
How was your cooking the american meal??
Wishing you all the best,
Donna
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