2 1/4 lb Banana
2 tb Sugar, granulated
1 c Milk, whole
2 c Water
1 c Arrowroot
1 Coconut
Peel and break up bananas. Put into pot, add water and boil until a purplish colour. Take off heat and cool. Pour mixture into a big bowl and when cold mash and add arrowroot, sugar and milk. Butter a baking dish and pour in mixture to bake at 180^-200^C (360-400^F). Coconut juice: Grate coconut and add 3/4 cup hot water and strain – extracting the milk. Take the baked mixture and cut into medium sized squares. Pour on juice to soak into the poke. Source: The Maori Cookbook, From The Cookie Lady’s Files. Posted on GEnie’s Food & Wine RT by COOKIE-LADY [Cookie] on 9/10/93, reposted by DonW1948@aol.com Submitted By DONW1948@AOL.COM On 20 JUN 1995 205310 ~0400