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15-NOV-2006

DSC_0147 toddy collection.jpg

Toddy is the juice from the coconut tree. When a new shoot or frond appears on a coconut palm
it is bound up with rope so that it can't open and a cut is made in a particular spot.
One end of a piece of palm leaf is placed into the cut and the other end is fed into a bottle
which is suspended under the new shoot. The toddy runs down this piece of leaf into the bottle.
Apparently it takes about 8 hours to fill a 750 ml bottle. Some drink it straight away and say
it's sweet and refreshing while others add a yeast and let it ferment in the bottle and drink it
after it has become alcohol.

Nikon D2Xs
1/160s f/6.3 at 45.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Nov-2006 05:30:12
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D2Xs
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length45 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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