Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol 1 Issue 9 | Page 93

BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE I NOV 2014 Conkies For Independence! n Barbados conkies are consumed around independence day which is the 30th of November. This is a corn based delicacy from Barbados that dates back to the 18th century. Conkies were originally made to commemorate the old British colonial celebration of Guy Fawke