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Skriven 2012-08-26 14:42:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: AN EX-PARROT? 169 20826
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> I think they mean more to you than to me.  OTOH, my own abbreviated
 GJ> YMD date numberings are intended to be useful to me, but others might
 GJ> find them a handy reference.
 ML> Anyone can glance through a listing of my posts to
 ML> see if any went wayward without having to actually
 ML> read the things. That's all I do.

Even if any of your posts had fallen into the wide Pacific there is
nothing I could do about it.  :(
 
 GJ> Following on from my surprise at seeing durians on the
 GJ> shelves at the local Coles s/market, Kevin talked me into buying one,
 GJ> as he wished to assist me to consume it once it became fully ripe.
 GJ> These are the large, Thai monthong variety, of 2 to 4 kg each.  I
 GJ> bought a 2.2 kg one for $13.15, which is currently sitting on the
 GJ> kitchen table, developing aroma.  It hasn't started to open yet, but

 ML> Not a bad price, comparable to what you'd pay in
 ML> Singapore, albeit closer to the source would mean
 ML> a bonus in freshness and flavor.
 
You motivated me to check durian prices around this part of the world.

2004 Shop in Bandar Seri Bagawan, Brunei, $5 for 2 large fillets.
2005 Jambi (Sumatra) large D24, $1 each from sidewalk vendor.
2006 Singapore, Albert St, $2 for 500g pack of fillets (durian glut)
2009   "          "        $3 for 500g pack (Thai), $8/ pack (D24)
2010 Village near Kuala Lumpur, $5 for large D24

 ML> I am told that supermarket cashiers don't like durians,
 ML> because they hurt their hands.

That is what they told me, too.
 
 GJ> "Durian and coconut smoothie
 GJ> Blend the water and flesh of 2 drinking coconuts with 400g of durian
 GJ> flesh until smooth.

 ML> That would yield a monster drink of over a liter, providing
 ML> most of the daily nutrition a person would require. It would
 ML> also necessitate a large blender.

I think I could live on that...

I have noticed that lately there is a craze here for drinking coconut
juice, which is alleged to have miraculous properties.  It is not bad
by itself, and is even nicer with rum, but I have never found it to
perform miracles.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: New Caledonia Green Coconut Drink
 Categories: Micronesian
      Yield: 4 servings
 
           Green coconuts -
      4    Lemon leaves
 
  Halve the green coconuts Pour coconut water into a bowl, savings the
  shells. Scoop flesh out of coconuts into the bowl and mix it with the
  coconut water. Prepare fibres from the inside of the coconut palm mid
  rib to whip it. Cut the fibres very thin. They are stiff and act like
  a blender to cut the coconut flesh. Whip the water and flesh until
  the flesh is cut into small pieces. Put mixture in a pot and bring to
  the boil. Add lemon leaves and then simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  Serve hot or cold, using the coconut shells as a cup.
  
  Note : This is an excellent drink for nursing mothers and young
  babies. From: Nao2304 <nao2304@aol.Com>       Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004
  17:35:09 -0400
 
MMMMM
 

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