blue drawers

Noun

blue drawers (uncountable)

1. A Caribbean dessert made from batata, coconut, spices, and brown sugar, boiled in a banana leaf.
   • The dark blue color imparted by the banana leaf and the shape of the fold leads some to call this dessert blue drawers.1996, Jinx Morgan, Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook, page 27
   • The mixtures are wrapped and tied in banana leaf parcels and steamed. Names for these steamed cakes are boyo, duckoono, tie-a-leaf, and blue drawers, as the leaf stains the pudding a faint bluish color.2015, Linda Bladholm, Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified, page 343

   Synonyms:

   duckanoo, tie-a-leaf