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How to Open a Young Coconut

By Jolinda Hackett, About.com

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Open the "lid".

Using the corner of the blade, pry the "lid" open. If it doesn't open fairly easily, then the cuts that you have made are not deep enough, and you'll need to do them again, this time using more force.

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