“Why sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” says the Queen to Alice. Maybe the Queen once lived in Mompiche! There are certainly days when it resembles some kind of Wonderland... This particular day begins with a fresh batch of coconut oil. First, I husk the coconuts, then crack the shells in half with the back of a large chef’s knife, catching the coconut water in a metal bowl. With the tip of the knife, I lever out the white meat from ten coconuts, then toss the shells into the garden. Maybe I’ll find a use for them later.
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