Some children in the
neighbourhood where I have been working on a permaculture design introduced this
clever solution to drinking coconuts (or any drink); a long lasting biodegradable pawpaw drinking straw.
Although I was having fun with this, I could not help but think of including this great party idea into my permaculture needs and yields analysis (that includes details of many healing uses and benefits of pawpaw / papaya). Besides, some of the neighbors are joining me to do my step-by-step tropical cleanse (for mind, body and spirit) which, in this case, will involve the tropical version of the salt water flush. This straw will definitely come in handy to make the salt water flush more ... fun.
Apart from having something to
drink, all you need is a healthy pawpaw tree and, as an option for the sake of
being tidy, a knife.
To make a jumbo biodegradable straw, do the following. Pick a branch directly from the
trunk and tear off its leaf.
Depending on the branch, the
length might be 2 or more feet. Most people are likely to find that too long.
If you have a knife, trim your biodegradable straw from one or both ends.
Alternatively, take the children’s lead. They simply snapped off unwanted ends
as the branches are very firm and snap when bent beyond roughly an inch.
Only the leaf end was trimmed in
the case below. So there was an interested heart shaped end.
See some Naturopathic Control art therapy ideas.
For the faint-hearted, you can
achieve a perfectly even straw by cutting both ends.
I like cutting only one end, even
for the indoors (as in the image below).
Fortunately, the straw does not
release the sticky latex that is characteristic of the green fruit. However, I
noticed that the straw did impart a very mild pawpaw flavor to my coconut
water. I cannot wait for an opportunity to use this with fruit punches and
shakes. One of the children told me that he refrigerates and reuses the same straw.
I’m not sure whether I want to reuse a straw. However, I think this is
noteworthy for the sake of holding many straws for guests.
- Fermented foods (sauerkraut, vegan yogurts)
- Sauerkraut (full instructions)
- High protein yogurt with chickpeas
- Extra creamy yogurt with oats
- DIY chickpea yogurt
- Oat yogurt
- Vegan milks and other drinks
- Tofu
- Breakfast or snacks
- Other
- Vegan eggs
- Topping (guacamole inspired)
- Alternative greens
- gluten free recipes
- Various Permaculture Needs & Yields Analyses (Various Tropical Plants including Jamaican Sorrel)
- Up-cycled Tropical Garden Materials to Make Christmas Trees
- Baking (Ital Rasta bread) without an oven & using a substitute for parchment paper
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