On a recent trip to Vanuatu we met a lovely Ni-Van woman called Katy and her daughter Leonissa at the local art market. She explained to us the Vanuatu creation myth of the fish and the turtle. After discussing birth, creation and consequently fertility I asked if she knew of any local remedies to help with fertility. As it turned out her husband Peter is a bit of witch doctor with these kinds of things.
The next morning we returned to Katy's stall and met Peter who had gone the night before into the forest and made us up a batch of what we affectionately referred to as Jungle Juice. Normally the process takes five days, and we only had two days left on our trip. This meant we got a batch of Day 1 - "the cleanse" and I got a batch of Day 2 "making a good basket".
The Jungle Juice had a mild earthy flavour with a thick slimy texture. Best drunk on ice with nose pinched and a sweet lemonade chaser.
Let's wait and see in a couple of weeks if Pete's Jungle Juice has done the trick.
(Since posting nature has confirmed that Pete's Jungle Juice unfortunately did not do the trick. Not to bring Pete's rep down - I'm sure Day 3 -5 was the key.)
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