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Most of you will be acquainted with Oddbox; some of you might even subscribe to it. Anyway, as far as I can glean, you get a hamper of vegetables every month, but you have no say over what they send you.

Master O and new g/f visited us last week end bearing, as Christmas Gifts, 2 butternut squash and a coconut! Very festive

We had three meals off the squashes last week, and today I thought I'd better do something with the coconut, as Mrs O was starting to rumble about it hanging around the kitchen.

So, I took it outside, rooted around in Ossie's Box of Ancient Agricultural Implements and selected a hand drill, a chisel, and a hammer.

First up, shook the coconut, no milk, obviously dessicated. Managed to drill a hole through an eye, no liquid, fair enough.

Next, sat on the garden bench, coconut between thights, and attacked it from various angles with the chisel 'n hammer. After a couple of minutes of getting nowhere - not even a dent - I was getting a bit worried about the H&S angle as the coconut wasn't the only nut under threat ....

So, had the bright idea of wedging the coconut in an ornamental rectangular garden trough - just the right size to secure it firmly!

Took up the hammer and chisel and ...... you can guess the rest.

Sigh - Another Day in the life of the Hapless Ostrich .....

Well, we now have plenty of pottery shards to line our veggie tubs next year.

PS: For Sale: One coconut. Undamaged. Any offer accepted.

When I was in the M.E. dry coconuts - those with no milk - were considered not fit for human consumption. They were smashed to smithereens with a lump, sledge hammer or a rock and left for the birds to pick over.

Ossie that really made me laugh

I had to laugh ossie a gift to remember
If a lovely recipe for coconut pyramid,s
Aswell

saundra wrote:I had to laugh ossie a gift to remember
If a lovely recipe for coconut pyramid,s
Aswell