My buddy, James from SurvivalPunk, runs a blog similar to mine, and lives a similar lifestyle. He and I both eat as close to 100% Paleo as we can. For those not in the know, “Paleo”, or “the Paleolithic Diet”, in a nutshell, consists of no refined sugars, no grains, no legumes, and no dairy. Pause […]
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Fast Easy Way to get Water Out of a Coconut
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How To Make Coconut Milk (and Coconut Flour)
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The Social Power of Coconuts
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How To Remove the Husk from a Coconut (And Respect Your Elders)
I’ve covered getting the water out of a green coconut, and how to open the nut itself, but recently realized I never showed how I get the nut out of the husk in order to get to the meat of an older, more mature coconut. A friend that works with my wife recently sent some fresh […]
Another Coconut Obsession
I’ve always kicked around the idea of marketing dehydrated water….I’m guessing I’d make a killing for the ultralight hiking crowd….I just never took the initiative to get the product line started…..then researching, I found someone had beat me to it 🙁 Along those same lines, I was thinking about
How to Open a Brown Coconut
I’ve covered opening green coconuts, and briefly touched on opening browns ones in the comments on the same post, but recently my friend James over at Survival Punk made coconut bars and had an adventure getting the coconut open and the meat out. Apparently, this + this = the need for this. 🙂 Doing what I can […]
Fire Roasted Coconut Revisited
I was told that my method of fire roasting a coconut was wrong. I countered with “I wasn’t given any details!.” Well, I got my details. Apparently, I am supposed to
Fire Roasted Coconut
I heard from RidgeRunner that his wife used to put husked coconuts,after removing the liquid via one of the eyes, into a fire to roast for 15 – 20 minutes. I have several coconuts around,
How to open green coconuts for water
One of the safest sources of both food and water found across most of the tropics is the coconut. Living along the coast in zone 9b, I am well into the growing area for the multipurpose trees. I will try to