Kūlolo

Mrs. Rebecca McLean

 The Hilo Woman’s Club Cook Book. Hilo Tribune Herald, 1943.

INGREDIENTS:

1 large corm of kalo, grated
The meat of 3 coconuts, grated
1 cup of water
2 cups of coconut water
2 tablespoons of sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Mix grated kalo and coconut meat.
Add water, coconut water, and sugar.
Place the mixture in a flat, buttered baking pan.
Bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour.

NOTE OF INTEREST:

Although niu kūlolo literally means “coconut pudding,” it can also be used - in a humorous but less appetizing context - as an interjection meaning “stop talking!”

Ē niu, ē kūlolo.
O coconut, O coconut pudding.
Said of one who talks too much.

- Mary Kawena Pukui