Coqui (rum And Coconut Cream Drink)

If the will were able to make decisions contrary to reason, and to the likes and desires of the heart, it would be a monster… This is most profoundly true in the moral and religious realms. When the mind is at war with God, denying His truth; when the emotions hate Christ His Son; when the desires wish God's law and gospel were exterminated from the earth; the will cannot be in a position to choose Christ. If it were, a man would not be truly free to be himself. Here is the tragic truth about man's will. While free from outward coercion, it is in a state of bondage. It is not in a stated neutrality. It is not a lever with which to move a man's personality from sin to righteousness, from unbelief to faith.

Walter Chantry

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy, Eggs	Caribbean	Alcoholic, Puerto rico	1	Quart

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	c	Coconut cream
3/4	c	Evaporated milk
2		Egg yolks
1	t	Vanilla extract
1	c	Dark rum
1	c	Medium-dark rum, Appleton
		Estates or Mount Gay
2	T	Cointreau, orange liqueur
		Freshly grated nutmeg

INSTRUCTIONS

Coconut cream is made by pureeing 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped fresh
coconut with 1 1/4 cups light cream, then straining through
cheesecloth.  Combine the coconut cream, evaporated milk, egg yolks and
vanilla in  the jar of an electric blender, and blend at high speed for
30  seconds, or until the mixture is smooth. Add the dark rum,
medium-dark rum and Cointreau, and blend for a few seconds longer.
Refrigerate the coqui for 4 hours, or until it is thoroughly chilled.
To serve, pour the coqui into chilled parfait or punch glasses and
sprinkle the top lightly with nutmeg.  Source: Time-Life Foods of the
World: The Cooking of the Caribbean  Islands Posted to MM-Recipes
Digest V3 #336  From: Linda Place <placel@worldnet.att.net>  Date: Sun,
8 Dec 1996 14:40:11 +0000

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 887 Calories From Fat: 206 Total Fat: 23.2g Cholesterol: 415mg Sodium: 218.9mg Potassium: 620.5mg Carbohydrates: 20.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 19.8g Protein: 18.2g

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