Aroma Of Feni Many years ago an NRI suggested to me to try and knock off the smell of the Feni drink He also suggested to pack the tender Coconut water He also asked to me build 1000 tree nests for the birds in the trees and record their sounds of music He was willing to finance the projects The feni of coconut and caju were sent for analysis by him in Bombay, to see the possibility of knocking out the aroma, which according to him made the drink obnoxious. The result as I remember vaguely now 40 years later was that removing the aroma made the feni watery It was also mentioned that this drink contains aldehydes ,Ketones, esters, which make the feni harmful. The second idea was to mask the aroma, so that it was more palatable But as we know, we prefer the drink pure and unadulterated. The idea of bottling tender coconut water was believed to put pressure on the availability of coconut of daily use and mass consumption Nevertheless the product tested insipid and no match to the fresh tender coconut water. I tried the bottled tender coconut water at Gujarat and it is not worth it Nobody was willing to put up 1000 nests and record the sounds and music of the birds The Feni in 1952 influenza epidemic was considered to be the most potent medicine and widely used I remember dispensing it to the boarders, daily at night in measured quantities well I thought of sharing something I remembered The thrice distilled bottled Feni is costlier and competes with some of the popular Whisky This local drink to day is highly adulterated and authenticity of its purity , genuineness is suspect Toddy tappers as professional are in short supply and the wood required for distillation is priced exorbitantly If not encouraged by Govt support, this Goan popular drink will soon be archived. It is difficult to get toddy for preparation of Sannas. nelson lopes Chinchinim