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Coconut cup, the Baltics, 19th century AD (lemmy.world)
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๐ŸŽต Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both up ๐ŸŽต

๐ŸŽต Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both up ๐ŸŽต

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[โ€“] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Where did they get the coconut? That's a temperate zone.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

~~A swallow - it could grip it, by the husk!~~

Coconut cups became popular in Europe precisely because they required a far-off and exotic material to be made of. "Look at this neat thing I'm rich enough to afford!"

[โ€“] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Cool!

[โ€“] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

https://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2012/02/15/23531641.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_cup