"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> If you use it... How do you use it? What do you put it in?
>
> It gives suntan lotion a good smell. eheh
>
> I know it's used in some cooking but not to spread on bread
> like normal butter.

Actually it is. It was advertised as such.
>
> Names can be misleading. I once used a recipe that called
> for "cream of tartar." Never heard of it before so I just assumed,
> "cream of" and I'll just use a TBS of half and half instead.
> Big mistake. I had no idea it was a powder.

I've known what that is since I was a kid.
>
> One coconut version I've read about and have always wanted to
> try is called "Uto." This is a ripe coconut that has fallen
> onto the ground then started to sprout. The water inside is
> absorbed by the coconut meat and the inside turns into a
> foam-like consistency. Eaten raw is not good. You roast the
> whole coconut in the oven or over the coals very slowly, like
> overnight. After cooking, open and scrape out the cooked
> foamy meat and add cream for a nice dessert-like dish.
>
> I wonder if Asian market sell these or maybe you'd just have to live
> where coconuts grow?

Have not heard of that.