Hands Emgaged Love Language
Coconut grated on a tin grater
Enough water added
Coconut milk squeezed
Through fine cotton cloth
Sugar stirred into coconut milk
Boiled, until thickened and pastey
Maybe chocolate could be added
Or maybe ginger
Beat beat beat thicken some more
Thick enough to scoop out
Onto a flat surface
Perhaps a large plate
Cut into squares when cool enough
A snack, a delight for children cherished
© gillena cox 2025
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The craft of cookery is a special one, into which we pour love. I enjoy cooking with my grandsons, ‘a snack, a delight for children cherished’.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Kim
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Gillena, your coconut sweets and how they come to be makes them extra special. I will take them any way you make them. YUM! I'm thinking coconuts grow where you live so they are nice and fresh and juicy.
ReplyDeleteYes coconuts are grown here in Trinidad🇹🇹
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Lisa
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I enjoy how the final lines reveal the emotional resonance crafting a desert has for readers like me: a simple culinary act that becomes a cherished childhood delight, blending craft and memory.
ReplyDeleteOH MY ~~ a recipe for me!! If I don't have a real coconut for the milk, will high quality coconut milk in a can work? I love your poem, Gillena.
ReplyDeletea wonderful poem Gilenna. Deliciously crafted!
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