Coconut Juice

Go to your local Asian grocery store. They sell them there. They are
usually .99 cents a can. Some with pulp and some w/o. Good luck!

KR3 said:

Go to your local Asian grocery store. They sell them there. They are
usually .99 cents a can. Some with pulp and some w/o. Good luck!

When I made Pina Colada's at home (back in the 70's) I used pineapple juice,
canned cream de coconut (the thick stuff), rum and crushed ice. No banana
but I can't see where that would hurt 🙂 Whipped it together in the
blender. I was able to purchase cans of the the cream de coconut in the
drink mixer aisle at the grocery store.

Jill

loraine said:

had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut

juice in

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shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it

Probably cream of coconut... sold in cans at most any stupidmarket..
look in the Hispanic foods section, for Goya Coco Lopez... there are
other brands too. There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you
mean 'coconut water', the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that
is not used for mixed drinks.

Sheldon

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Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut juice
in
shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
pleeeeeaaaassseee.

Thx
Loraine

For drinks people usually use coconut cream, a sweetened coconut flavored
liquid. Most supermarkets have it in the "drink mixer" section. You can also
buy coconut milk in many groceries. It is not sweetened and is made from
steeping grated coconut in water and straining. Coconut juice, the liquid
inside the hollow part of the coconut, is not used in drinks as far as I
know. Be sure you know which you need. For a pina colada I bet it's the
coconut cream.

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loraine said:

Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut juice in
shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
pleeeeeaaaassseee.

Thx
Loraine

The Asian shops will have coconut juice in tins/tetrapaks in the
refrigerated section. Coconut milk (which is not the same thing) will be
in the section with the tinned goods and can also come as a powder or
frozen.

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Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut juice

in

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shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
pleeeeeaaaassseee.

Was it 'juice' as in the semi-clear liquid from the centre of a coconut
(best place to get that stuff is from the middle of a coconut, BTW!), or
true white coconut 'milk', which is pressed from the moist coconut flesh
itself (again, best if not only place to obtain such is from coconut flesh
<G>😉 ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut

juice

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in
shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
pleeeeeaaaassseee.

Thx
Loraine

For drinks people usually use coconut cream, a sweetened coconut flavored
liquid. Most supermarkets have it in the "drink mixer" section. You can

also

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buy coconut milk in many groceries. It is not sweetened and is made from
steeping grated coconut in water and straining. Coconut juice, the liquid
inside the hollow part of the coconut, is not used in drinks as far as I
know. Be sure you know which you need. For a pina colada I bet it's the
coconut cream.

One *excellent* use I have found for coconut water, is to cool the mouth
after overdoing it with the chiles - I have tried all sorts of other
things/the usual suspects (milk, cheese, fruit juice etc.) and nothing
touches the c/water!

We happened to have some sat there on the counter at home when I taste
tested one of the first of my home grown Jamaica Red Hot (like a Caribbean
Red Habanero) by chewing half a fresh one - it was hotter than I'd hoped by
far - I screamed, I sweat, I cried, I sipped the c/water and swished it
around my mouth, and found instant, dreamy relief. I have since tried fresh
coconut flesh and coconut milk and while it does work some, it's no where
near as effective.

Funny huh?

Shaun aRe

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Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana
pieces,
frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut
juice in
shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
pleeeeeaaaassseee.

The other day, as my toddler was running away from me in the
supermarket, I saw some bottled juice drinks on display. One flavor was
pineapple coconut. I didn't get over there to see what exactly was in
it, but my curiosity was piqued...it was in our new, really big Safeway
that carries a lot of gourmet-ish and expensive "natural" products, so
I'm not sure it's something you'd see in a regular supermarket. I will
check it out next time I'm there.

Sheldon said:

There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean 'coconut water',
the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for mixed
drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but coconut water
certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored rum. Sounds
like once again you deny the existence of something simply because you have
never encountered it.

Bob

Bob said:

Sheldon said:

There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean 'coconut water',
the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for mixed
drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but coconut water
certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored rum. Sounds
like once again you deny the existence of something simply because you have
never encountered it.

Never mind the Nancyboy. He seems to think that anything he has not personally
experience, or more likely been unable to find on a web search does not exist.
While I have never vacationed in the Caribbean myself, I know several people who
went there back in the early 70s and came back raving about the coconut drinks
they had down there. Holes were drilled into fresh coconuts and they were
injected with rum and sipped through a straw.

Sheldon said:

No one in the Caribean would waste rum like that... and even is some
imbecile tourist tried it they would be so drunk after one coconut full
they wouldn't be able to walk (they would need about a cup of rum to
top off each coconut), not to mention ruining their entire vacation
desparate to find toilets, coconut water is a great laxative... no one
there drinks it except for medicinal purposes, typically it's
discarded, a few natives use it to make wine but tshat wine is
tasteless... the best is made from cashew fruit. You either made that
up too or if they're your friends they're smarmy liars also. And no
one drills holes in coconuts in the Caribbean, it's very difficult to
make small holes with a machette. I've been going to the Caribbean
regularly for most of my life, I own three gorgeous waterfront homes
there, two in Belize City, one in Corozal. Make up some more
fercocktah stories why doncha, Pinnochio Dave.

Coco Loco
1 large fresh coconut*
1 1/2 ounces light tequila
1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark Jamaican rum
1/2 ounce Kahlúa
3 1/2 ounces coconut water
3 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
6 ounces crushed ice
151-proof rum
1 pineapple slice, for garnish
1 maraschino cherry, for garnish
2 lime wedges, for garnish

With an ice pick, poke out two eyes of the coconut shell and drain out the
coconut water (yes, this is correct - it is not coconut milk). Cut off the
top of the coconut as you would cut off the top of a pumpkin for carving.

In a blender put tequila, light rum, dark rum, Kahlúa, fruit juices and
crushed ice. Blend until frothy and pour into the coconut shell. Pour a
small float of 151-proof rum over the top of the drink. Skewer the pieces
of fruit and stick the end of the skewer into the coconut. Serve with
straws. Serves 2 persons.

* If you prefer, you can serve this in a large compote-type glass which has
been chilled before serving.

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Dave Smith said:

Bob said:

Sheldon wrote:

> There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean

'coconut water',

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> the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for

mixed

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> drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but

coconut water

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certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored

rum. Sounds

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like once again you deny the existence of something simply because

you have

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never encountered it.

Never mind the Nancyboy. He seems to think that anything he has not

personally

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experience, or more likely been unable to find on a web search does

not exist.

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While I have never vacationed in the Caribbean myself, I know several

people who

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went there back in the early 70s and came back raving about the

coconut drinks

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they had down there. Holes were drilled into fresh coconuts and they

were

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injected with rum and sipped through a straw.

No one in the Caribean would waste rum like that... and even is some
imbecile tourist tried it they would be so drunk after one coconut full
they wouldn't be able to walk (they would need about a cup of rum to
top off each coconut), not to mention ruining their entire vacation
desparate to find toilets, coconut water is a great laxative... no one
there drinks it except for medicinal purposes, typically it's
discarded, a few natives use it to make wine but tshat wine is
tasteless... the best is made from cashew fruit. You either made that
up too or if they're your friends they're smarmy liars also. And no
one drills holes in coconuts in the Caribbean, it's very difficult to
make small holes with a machette. I've been going to the Caribbean
regularly for most of my life, I own three gorgeous waterfront homes
there, two in Belize City, one in Corozal. Make up some more
fercocktah stories why doncha, Pinnochio Dave.

Sheldon

Sheldon, you're almost 100% correct with regard to the use of coconut water
and the shells themselves. Where you err is that I personally have had
drinks served in a drilled coconut shells several times over the years,
mostly on cruises (Crystal and RC) but also in St. Thomas (the bars near the
tanzanite shops can be pretty enjoyable even if the shops themselves
aren't). I can't tell you that the shells are fresh or not. The drinks are
pre-made (no coconut water, just some rum, coconut milk and flavoring
something) and then pumped, literally into the shells through a tube and
served with straws.. I recall they were like a coconut rum slurpy. More
often, they usually just cut the top off with an electric saw and pour away.
Electricity for drills (and other utilities) got there more than an few
years ago as it did to your goygious, Caribbean front properties. Rand

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Dave Smith said:

Bob wrote:

> Sheldon wrote:
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> > There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean

'coconut water',

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> > the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used

for

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mixed

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> > drinks.
>
> I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but

coconut water

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> certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink

which

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> consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and

mango-flavored

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rum. Sounds

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> like once again you deny the existence of something simply

because

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you have

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> never encountered it.

Never mind the Nancyboy. He seems to think that anything he has

not

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personally

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experience, or more likely been unable to find on a web search

does

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not exist.

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While I have never vacationed in the Caribbean myself, I know

several

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people who

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went there back in the early 70s and came back raving about the

coconut drinks

Quoted message said:

they had down there. Holes were drilled into fresh coconuts and

they

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were

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injected with rum and sipped through a straw.

No one in the Caribean would waste rum like that... and even is

some

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imbecile tourist tried it they would be so drunk after one coconut

full

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they wouldn't be able to walk (they would need about a cup of rum

to

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top off each coconut), not to mention ruining their entire vacation
desparate to find toilets, coconut water is a great laxative... no

one

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there drinks it except for medicinal purposes, typically it's
discarded, a few natives use it to make wine but tshat wine is
tasteless... the best is made from cashew fruit. You either made

that

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up too or if they're your friends they're smarmy liars also. And

no

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one drills holes in coconuts in the Caribbean, it's very difficult

to

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make small holes with a machette. I've been going to the Caribbean
regularly for most of my life, I own three gorgeous waterfront

homes

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there, two in Belize City, one in Corozal. Make up some more
fercocktah stories why doncha, Pinnochio Dave.

Sheldon

Sheldon, you're almost 100% correct with regard to the use of coconut

water

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and the shells themselves. Where you err is that I personally have

had

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drinks served in a drilled coconut shells several times over the

years,

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mostly on cruises (Crystal and RC) but also in St. Thomas (the bars

near the

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tanzanite shops can be pretty enjoyable even if the shops themselves
aren't). I can't tell you that the shells are fresh or not. The

drinks are

Quoted message said:

pre-made (no coconut water, just some rum, coconut milk and flavoring
something) and then pumped, literally into the shells through a tube

and

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served with straws.. I recall they were like a coconut rum slurpy.

More

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often, they usually just cut the top off with an electric saw and

pour away.

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Electricity for drills (and other utilities) got there more than an

few

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years ago as it did to your goygious, Caribbean front properties.

Rand

That's a totally different topic, you're talking serving vessels...
just about everywhere in the tropics craft folks use local produce to
to produce drink vessels, coconut shells and and hollowed pineapples
are common, same as banana leaves are used for place mats and plate
liners, often the leaf is the plate... but like you said, no coconut
water. Imagine an entire cruise ship of vacationers guzzling coconut
water and there's only one terlit in each cabin, it'd be funny if it
weren't so sad. I'm 200% correct.

Sheldon

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Bob said:

Sheldon said:

There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean 'coconut

water',

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the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for

mixed

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drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but

coconut water

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certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored rum.

Sounds

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like once again you deny the existence of something simply because

you have

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never encountered it.

Bob

I never said it CANNOT be used for mixed drinks, I said it is "not"
used for mixed drinks... I know of no mixed drink that traditionally
uses coconut water... naturally anyone can make up some fercocktah
mixed drink, like you just did, even the other ingredients ain't
traditional, ain't even close... how come you forgot to make up the
name of that drink so we can look it up... too late.

Coconut water barely tastes of coconut... but it makes for a great
laxative... you should try it, Bob. Maybe your drink contained coconut
MILK, which is not coconut cream and is definitely not coconut water.
And there is no coconut juice... didja ever try to squeeze a coconut...
not the one setting on your shoulders.

Traditionally, coconut milk *is* made by squeezing fresh coconut, albeit
coconut shavings, wrapped in woven palm sheets.

Shaun aRe

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Bob said:

Sheldon said:

There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean 'coconut

water',

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the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for mixed
drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but coconut

water

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certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored rum.

Sounds

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

like once again you deny the existence of something simply because you

have

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never encountered it.

Never mind the Nancyboy. He seems to think that anything he has not

personally

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experience, or more likely been unable to find on a web search does not

exist.

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While I have never vacationed in the Caribbean myself, I know several

people who

Quoted message said:

went there back in the early 70s and came back raving about the coconut

drinks

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they had down there. Holes were drilled into fresh coconuts and they were
injected with rum and sipped through a straw.

You mean Rum 'Jellynuts'? Usually very young coconuts, the liquid inside
which is rather gelatinous, as is some of the flesh still.

Love jellynuts ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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Dave Smith said:

Bob said:

Sheldon wrote:

> There's no such thing as "coconut juice", unless you mean

'coconut water',

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> the liquid found inside fresh coconuts, but that is not used for

mixed

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> drinks.

I agree that coconut CREAM is probably what the OP wanted, but

coconut water

Quoted message said:

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certainly *is* used for mixed drinks. I recently had a drink which
consisted of coconut water, vanilla schnapps, and mango-flavored

rum. Sounds

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

like once again you deny the existence of something simply because

you have

Quoted message said:

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never encountered it.

Never mind the Nancyboy. He seems to think that anything he has not

personally

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experience, or more likely been unable to find on a web search does

not exist.

Quoted message said:

While I have never vacationed in the Caribbean myself, I know several

people who

Quoted message said:

went there back in the early 70s and came back raving about the

coconut drinks

Quoted message said:

they had down there. Holes were drilled into fresh coconuts and they

were

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injected with rum and sipped through a straw.

No one in the Caribean would waste rum like that... and even is some
imbecile tourist tried it they would be so drunk after one coconut full
they wouldn't be able to walk (they would need about a cup of rum to
top off each coconut),

See my earlier post - they sound like what some call 'jellynuts' to me (very
young coconuts), in which case, they are quite full indeed, and are often
served with rum inside like that. First time I had one, it was served at an
African drum camp (with real, genuine, temporarily imported Africans, no
less!), second time, a Carribean music, rhythm and dance camp (again, run by
genuine imports LOL!_).

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not to mention ruining their entire vacation
desparate to find toilets, coconut water is a great laxative...

It has NEVER had that effect on me, my family, nor any of my friends, and
we've been using the stuff since we were kids. It *has* however been
reported to have been used during wartime as an emergency plasma infusion.

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no one
there drinks it except for medicinal purposes, typically it's
discarded, a few natives use it to make wine but tshat wine is
tasteless... the best is made from cashew fruit. You either made that
up too or if they're your friends they're smarmy liars also. And no
one drills holes in coconuts in the Caribbean, it's very difficult to
make small holes with a machette.

In young green coconuts? Use a pointy stick, and knock it through, or as I
had them served, with the top sliced deftly off with said machette, the rum
poured in, stirred then handed over.

HTH!

Shaun aRe

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Imagine an entire cruise ship of vacationers guzzling coconut
water and there's only one terlit in each cabin, it'd be funny if it
weren't so sad.

I've drunk it by the half pint in summer, chilled with ice - no [censored]. Same
goes for most of my family, and YES IT WAS THE WATER and not milk, or
cream - we'd get it out of the damned nuts ourselves. It's good for you!

Shaun aRe

have to say, I absolutely love the coconut water...tastes quite coconutty.
Have also had it at a Thai restaurant (yes, clear, very cold, with shaved
softened bits of coconut flesh in it...very refreshing and cleansing)

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Imagine an entire cruise ship of vacationers guzzling coconut
water and there's only one terlit in each cabin, it'd be funny if it
weren't so sad.

I've drunk it by the half pint in summer, chilled with ice - no [censored].
Same
goes for most of my family, and YES IT WAS THE WATER and not milk, or
cream - we'd get it out of the damned nuts ourselves. It's good for you!

Shaun aRe

',;~}~

I just made a new post with links about drinking coconut water, and with a
ref to its use as substitute blood plasma. It's all-round good stuff!

Shaun aRe - Too many hot chiles, now, THEY give me the squits!

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have to say, I absolutely love the coconut water...tastes quite coconutty.
Have also had it at a Thai restaurant (yes, clear, very cold, with shaved
softened bits of coconut flesh in it...very refreshing and cleansing)

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"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Imagine an entire cruise ship of vacationers guzzling coconut
water and there's only one terlit in each cabin, it'd be funny if it
weren't so sad.

I've drunk it by the half pint in summer, chilled with ice - no [censored].
Same
goes for most of my family, and YES IT WAS THE WATER and not milk, or
cream - we'd get it out of the damned nuts ourselves. It's good for you!

Shaun aRe