Ice-Cream From Coconut

THE following is from an English trade journal:— Evidence of the many uses to which desiccated coconut may be put is con tained in the annual renort of the Direc tor of Commerce and Industries in Cey lon. The offer of a silver cup at a Desic cated Coconut Culinary Competition produced such an interesting array of entries that over 10,000 people visited the exhibition. Curries, dry eatables, betel mixtures, chutneys, sweets, Western cakes and Eastern delicacies were among the things submitted, and one competi tor sent in ice-cream made with milk squeezed from desiccated coconut Attempts to enlarge the island’s trade in desiccated coconut in India have been largely frustrated by the problem of find ing' containers to meet the exacting demands of the Indian climate. Packing in tins both locally and in England, and in cellulose packets, has Droved unsatis factory. The solution of this nroblem, upon which depends Ceylon’s ability to grasp and maintain vast markets in the interior of India, is still the subject of experiment.

Mr. O. Savage, Mangaia (Cook Islands) manager for A. B. Donald Ltd., left for furlough in New Zealand in January.