
This guide celebrates coconut as a surprisingly hearty, protein‑rich ingredient, showing how the tropical nut can rival meat in nutrition while adding a gentle, sweet flavor to everyday cooking. It explains the benefits of using Baker’s specially canned coconut—available in a milk‑infused blue can and a dry, sugar‑sweetened yellow can—so you can enjoy fresh‑tasting coconut without the labor of cracking and grating the fruit yourself.
Inside, you’ll find a collection of straightforward, tested recipes that range from light desserts to comforting side dishes. Whip up a silky Coconut Charlotte, layer a vibrant Coconut Daffodil Cake, or stir a fragrant Porto Rico Coconut Rice, each recipe guiding you through simple steps and handy tips for handling the canned coconut. Whether you’re looking for a quick tropical twist on a classic cake or a breezy sauce to finish a meal, the book makes coconut easy to incorporate into any kitchen.
Language
en
Duration
~16 minutes (15K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-05-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known as the corporate author of Baker’s Coconut Recipes (1922), this longtime coconut company turned product promotion into a lively little cookbook. Its story began with a shipment of coconuts and grew into one of the best-known names in processed coconut products.
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