How to Open a Young Coconut
By Jolinda Hackett, About.com Guide
Make your next cut parallel to the first one. You should now have three incisions forming a "U" shape around the top of the coconut. Make one more cut to "connect the dots" and form a square around the top of the coconut. Getting hungry to eat that young coconut? You're almost there!
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- Gather your materials.
- Make your first cut.
- Make your second cut.
- Make your third and fourth cuts.
- Open the "lid".
- Drink the water, or save it for later.
- Open the coconut.
- Scrape out and eat the coconut flesh inside.
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