On Monday, December 24, 2018 at 5:55:00 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:26:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1 com>
> wrote:
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> >On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 4:31:04 PM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> >> On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:01:28 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
> >>
> >> >dsi1 wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 2:11:51 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > I saw it, another 4 years on. Lol. So funny reading a thread
> >> >> > > and realising it is 22 years old. I had searched for copha to
> >> >> > > see if there is a substitute and ended up here. I Live in
> >> >> > > Australia so I can buy copha any time and grew up having
> >> >> > > chocolate crackles at parties and cake stall fundraising events..
> >> >> > > I didn't realise copha is an Australian thing. Maybe copha is now
> >> >> > > available in other countries? When I saw the substitutes people
> >> >> > > mentioned here I cringed and can imagine how awful they would
> >> >> > > have tasted. Well done though for being inventive and having a
> >> >> > > go. You need copha to make Chocolate crackles and I don't think
> >> >> > > there is a substitute (but I also haven't read the rest of the
> >> >> > > thread). I had a giggle when the person said "are they really
> >> >> > > worth it? " They ARE really nice and so easy to make but if you
> >> >> > > have had to go to so much trouble to get copha, maybe they won't
> >> >> > > seem worth it in the end?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi Alanna!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Welcome to bedlam! Now, what the heck is copha?
> >> >>
> >> >> Copha is a brand of hydrogenated coconut oil. It's similar to Crisco
> >> >> except that Crisco is made from soybean and palm oil. Both Copha and
> >> >> Crisco are hydrogenated which makes the oils solid at room
> >> >> temperatures and improves their shelf life. Coconut oil is pretty hot
> >> >> in the US so there might be a market for Copha.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks! I'd not heard of it.
> >>
> >> The spelling is incorrect,
> >>
> >> You could have googled it:
> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copra
> >
> >I learned about copra when I was a widdle boy in skool.
> >It was dried coconut and the stuff was made by primitive,
> >colonized, people. It seemed like a heck of a way to earn
> >a living. Evidently, there was a need for dried coconut meat.
> >I never learned what exactly copra was used for but there
> >was some part in my text that mentioned soap. If you ask me,
> >it's kind of an unpleasant product and why we were taught
> >about copra at all is a mystery. Perhaps it was so that one day,
> >I could write this post. Well, that's about all I got to say about copra..
>
> Coconut palms are a very important crop, with all parts of the tree
> being useful. The coconuts have many uses... copra is used
> extensively in the confectionary industry.
> https://www.fruit-crops.com/coconut-cocos-nucifera/

To me, copra has always been a crop of misery, poverty, and colonization - but then, I don't really know. Copra is probably an important product these days because of the boom in the popularity of coconut oil. My daughter buys a bunch of products with the stuff. I don't use them except for a coconut oil cooking spray. I'm doubtful that copra is used in candy making. Copra is nasty stuff.