Coconut Milk

Title: Coconut Milk
Subject: coconut; cream; milk
Description: Coconut milk is often called for in re-
cipes that are tropical in origin. It does not
mean milk from the inside of the coconut,
but rather milk that has had coconut
soaked in it.

Meat from 2 coconuts
2 cups cream
1 cup milk

Dice coconut or cut into small slices
about 1/4-inch thick. Combine cream and
milk and bring to a boil. Place 1 cup diced
coconut in blender with 1/2 cup hot cream-
milk. Cover and turn on high speed for 10
seconds. Pour into bowl. Repeat process
until all coconut meat and cream-milk is
used. Cool. Pour through strainer, press-
ing down on coconut with wooden spoon
to squeeze milk out of coconut.

Back: blank

---

# Coconut Milk

Coconut milk is often called for in recipes that are tropical in origin. It does not mean milk from the inside of the coconut, but rather milk that has had coconut soaked in it.

## Ingredients

- Meat from 2 coconuts
- 2 cups cream
- 1 cup milk

## Instructions

1. Dice coconut or cut into small slices about 1/4-inch thick.
2. Combine cream and milk and bring to a boil.
3. Place 1 cup diced coconut in blender with 1/2 cup hot cream-milk.
4. Cover and turn on high speed for 10 seconds.
5. Pour into bowl.
6. Repeat process until all coconut meat and cream-milk is used.
7. Cool.
8. Pour through strainer, pressing down on coconut with wooden spoon to squeeze milk out of coconut.
Creator: Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
Source: RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Printed pamphlet page
Identifier: RCA0006-20260609-0118
Coverage: Oregon, US