Intro and Question about Coconut Milk

[Guest guest]

Hi

I've been a vegan/no sugar for about 2 years now and would like to go 50% raw.

I like to use frozen bananas with cocnut milk for " ice cream. " I have been using

canned coconut milk which I'm sure isn't very healthy. I have never found young

coconuts in my area, and when I do buy coconuts, I find that the effort is

simply too great, and it's not worth it. The milk isn't nice and thick and

creamy like in the can. I'd like to know if there are any fresher alternative to

coconut milk (aside from the actual coconut.)

 

Thanks

 

Deanna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

HI Deanna

Have you ever visited Shazzie.com? A wonderful rawfoodist- she has incredible

recipes.

She sells a product on her website

http://www.detoxyourworld.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2edet\

oxyourworld%2ecom%2facatalog%2ffood_and_superfoods%2ehtml & WD=coconut%20milk & SHOP\

=%20 & PN=coco_milk%2ehtml%23aF0112#aF0112

hope it's what you are looking for

Be in the Best of Health

Rachel

 

Deanna <drl8994 wrote:

Hi

I've been a vegan/no sugar for about 2 years now and would like to go 50% raw. I

like to use frozen bananas with cocnut milk for " ice cream. " I have been using

canned coconut milk which I'm sure isn't very healthy. I have never found young

coconuts in my area, and when I do buy coconuts, I find that the effort is

simply too great, and it's not worth it. The milk isn't nice and thick and

creamy like in the can. I'd like to know if there are any fresher alternative to

coconut milk (aside from the actual coconut.)

 

Thanks

 

Deanna

 

 

[Guest guest]

Is there a source in the US for the " milk " ? She doesn't ship

foodstuffs outside the UK.

 

Tommie

http://reallyrawfood.com

 

rawfood , Rachel Goldberg-Dancer

<yogangel7 wrote:

>

> HI Deanna

> Have you ever visited Shazzie.com? A wonderful rawfoodist- she

has incredible recipes.

> She sells a product on her website

> http://www.detoxyourworld.com/cgi-bin/

sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2edetoxyourworld%2ecom%2facatalog%2ffood_an\

d_superfoods%2ehtml & WD=coconut%20milk & SHOP=%20 & PN=coco_milk%2ehtml%23aF0112#aF01\

12

> hope it's what you are looking for

> Be in the Best of Health

> Rachel

>

> Deanna <drl8994 wrote:

> Hi

> I've been a vegan/no sugar for about 2 years now and would like to

go 50% raw. I like to use frozen bananas with cocnut milk for " ice

cream. " I have been using canned coconut milk which I'm sure isn't

very healthy. I have never found young coconuts in my area, and when

I do buy coconuts, I find that the effort is simply too great, and

it's not worth it. The milk isn't nice and thick and creamy like in

the can. I'd like to know if there are any fresher alternative to

coconut milk (aside from the actual coconut.)

>

> Thanks

>

> Deanna

>

>

[Guest guest]

Rachael - try this: http://www.snipurl.com

 

And instead of

http://www.detoxyourworld.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2edet\

oxyourworld%2ecom%2facatalog%2ffood_and_superfoods%2ehtml & WD=coconut%20milk & SHOP\

=%20 & PN=coco_milk%2ehtml%23aF0112#aF0112

 

You'll get: http://snipurl.com/wbz1

 

Pretty cool and it's free!

 

Shari

 

 

[Guest guest]

I just saw 100% coconut water at my local food co-op in the

refrigerated section in small containers w/all the water, soda, milk

(convenience beverages). That might be better than the canned--not

sure. Sorry, didn't get the brand!

 

Good luck,

 

Laurie

 

rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy wrote:

>

> Is there a source in the US for the " milk " ? She doesn't ship

> foodstuffs outside the UK.

>

> Tommie

> http://reallyrawfood.com

>

> rawfood , Rachel Goldberg-Dancer

> <yogangel7@> wrote:

> >

> > HI Deanna

> > Have you ever visited Shazzie.com? A wonderful rawfoodist- she

> has incredible recipes.

> > She sells a product on her website

> > http://www.detoxyourworld.com/cgi-bin/

> sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2edetoxyourworld%2ecom%

2facatalog%2ffood_and_superfoods%2ehtml & WD=coconut%20milk & SHOP=%

20 & PN=coco_milk%2ehtml%23aF0112#aF0112

> > hope it's what you are looking for

> > Be in the Best of Health

> > Rachel

> >

> > Deanna <drl8994@> wrote:

> > Hi

> > I've been a vegan/no sugar for about 2 years now and would like

to

> go 50% raw. I like to use frozen bananas with cocnut milk for " ice

> cream. " I have been using canned coconut milk which I'm sure isn't

> very healthy. I have never found young coconuts in my area, and

when

> I do buy coconuts, I find that the effort is simply too great, and

> it's not worth it. The milk isn't nice and thick and creamy like

in

> the can. I'd like to know if there are any fresher alternative to

> coconut milk (aside from the actual coconut.)

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Deanna

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Coconut milk and coconut water are pretty much the same thing. The first time I

opened a coconut I was expecting " milk " as well, but all that came out was sweet

water.

 

If you want something more milky, try going to http://www.thenaughtyvegan.com/

This is Jeff Roger's site and he wrote a book called " Vice Cream " . An

alternative to ice cream. In this book he has a recipe for making coconut

" milk " . If I remember correctly it involves young and aged coconuts, a blender,

and a juicer. Quite time consuming, but very worth it, especially if you make

the Vice Cream when you're done!

 

Shari

 

 

[Guest guest]

tried that site of the " naughty vegan " but couldn't really find a list of the

ingredients that are used in the " ice cream like " desert.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

From my experience:

 

Coconut water is the water you get from green coconuts. It is chilled

becomes a nice refreshing drink. Real good when the place is hot!!

 

Coconut milk is referred to the process of grating old husky coconuts

and soaking it in water. It is strained and the " milky-water' can be

used when cooking cook-up rice, curried beans, etc.

 

Kavita

 

rawfood , " SV " <shavig wrote:

>

> Coconut milk and coconut water are pretty much the same thing. The

first time I opened a coconut I was expecting " milk " as well, but all

that came out was sweet water.

>

> If you want something more milky, try going to

http://www.thenaughtyvegan.com/ This is Jeff Roger's site and he

wrote a book called " Vice Cream " . An alternative to ice cream. In

this book he has a recipe for making coconut " milk " . If I remember

correctly it involves young and aged coconuts, a blender, and a

juicer. Quite time consuming, but very worth it, especially if you

make the Vice Cream when you're done!

>

> Shari

>

>

[Guest guest]

Deanna wrote:

> I like to use frozen bananas with cocnut milk for " ice cream. "

<snip>

> I have never found young coconuts in my area, and when I do buy

> coconuts, I find that the effort is simply too great, and it's not

> worth it. The milk isn't nice and thick and creamy

 

One of the advantages of owning " vintage " raw food books is that

there are recipes from the days when all of the lovely " new " products

had not yet been made available to us.

So it is with coconut milk:

In the 70s, there were no " young Thai coconuts " , so coconut milk

recipes were somewhat different from those we see today:

 

from Ann Wigmore's Recipes for Longer Life

COCONUT MILK

1 coconut

2-4 T coconut oil

spring water as needed

 

Open the coconut, pour out the " water " and save. Chip the meat away

from the shell and skin. Pour the " water " into the blender, and

gradually add in the bits of coconut meat. Keep on adding them in

until you have a milk-like consistency. Make as much as you need,

adding more spring water and oil to keep the texture milk-like.

 

You can make a rich, delicious fruit salad sauce by blending in more

coconut meats and less spring water. Use it as a base for other fruit

sacuces; add it inot hte fruit smoothies following. With less

liquid, it makes a great topping, in place of cream.

 

For a less pulpy texture, pour the liquid through a sieve to strain

out pulp, or squeeze through a cloth.

 

Margaret