Show FOOD VALUE OF COCOANUTS I 1 both the meat and the milk are used 1 in countries where they are grown among the foods which are lately beginning to be appreciated is the cocoanut coco anut as a s it has a remar remarkably kably lit high gh food value combined with a delicious flavor it lends itself admirably to a variety of uses for the home table the fresh coco cocoanut anut Is valued not only for the meat but also tor for the milk which MIS fills the center of the nut this milk Is used more particularly in the countries where the cocoanut coco anut Is s grown to great advantage in soups and sauces the cream of the fresh cocoanut coco anut which may be extracted by grating the cocoanut coco anut meat and washing in water can be used as a substitute for butter or even olive oil in tropical countries this oil serves many household purposes the refined fat has recently been receiving attention and promises to become a generally used cooking fat unfortunately however the cocoa nut has in common with other nuts been looked upon as being more or less indigestible A good authority says that this Is not due to the cocoa nut itself but to the unwise use of I 1 it in other words it should not be looked upon as an adjunct to a meal but its as a part of the meal itself it Is the excess of food which may cause digestive disturbances and if it Is eaten raw cocoanut coco anut should be thoroughly masticated rochester herald |