Ewe culture, arts, design

Coconut is known in the Ewe Language as " ene " and in Twi, it is known as " kube ". In the Volta Region, many lands have at least one coconut tree planted because coconut tree provides some income for the farmers. Uses of coconut . The Ewes, therefore, call this toffee, 'ene toffee' and the Akans 'kube toffee'. The coconut can be sold fresh, the dry ones are sold and for use for different products and even the husks are also sold separately. Now, one of the many products made from coconut is toffee. This toffee is made and sold in different markets and has that market demand because it is a lovely candy locally made in Ghana. To make coconut candy, plenty of ingredients are not needed but only two and everything is set. Coconut candy Ingredients for making coconut toffee Dry coconut Sugar Tea leaf Dry coconut is obtained and after breaking to access the nuts, they are washed very well and then ground at the mill or if the quantity is small, a metal ...

Coconut is used for a variety of purposes such as for cooking oil production , toffee or candy, and as an ingredient for starch biscuits popularly known in Ghana as Ayigbe biscuit.  These many uses of coconut are the reasons why this post is absolutely relevant one that will disclose a kind of candy made from coconut. Coconut candy is made from basically two ingredients. Procedure Two major ingredients are needed to prepare coconut candy and those ingredients are: Coconut(dry or semi-dry) Sugar The coconut is cut, removed from its kernel or shell and then washed nicely before proceeding to the next stage. For this candy, no particular kind of coconut is a strict requirement except that a fresh coconut with a very soft nut cannot be used. It is the hard nut that is actually made use of for this candy. Dry coconut, freshly cut. After it is removed from the kernel, it is washed nicely before grating With a good metal grate, the coconut is now grated into smaller pieces. Alternatively,...