Because the direction of the Earth's axis of rotation determines at which point in the Earth's orbit the seasons will occur, precession will cause a particular season (for example, northern hemisphere winter) to occur at a slightly different place from year to year.
Place it (either in chunks or grated) in a plastic bag and refrigerate up to 2 days. To keep fresh longer, wrap the prepared coconut in plastic and then in aluminum foil â¦ , and freeze for up to 2 months.
Watch out for any cracks or bruises on the coconut shell. Getting a fresh coconut very much depends on where you live, since the shelf life of a fresh coconut is only about 2-3 months and the process from picking (probably in Asia) to selling in the U.S. (except Hawaii) is about 2 months!