Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 YUM! I grew up in New England, but became an avocado-holic when I lived in California! They really are a great snack- They taste so rich and sinful, but they're not. I usually sprinkle a bit of salt on it, and it's a little bit of (green and slimy) heaven! Incidentally, the harder ones will ripen nicely after purchase if placed in a brown paper bag loosely closed and stored in a cabinet. At 12:48 PM 3/22/02 -0500, you wrote: >It's important that they be at just the correct amount of ripeness, though. >Sometimes in the market they're really hard; other times they're really soft. >The ideal state is when you hold it in your hand and push, there's a little >give...not a lot. It's sorta hard to describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 >an avocado-holic ME TOO and I'm breed, born, and raised in Michigan. Mom used to cube them and mix with grapefruit sections and put French dressing on the whole mess. I love mashing and mixing it with a jar of salsa (temp is up to you) and a little lime juice (fresh is best) and using it for dipping celery, carrots, cucumber, chips, you name it. It comes with some great vitamin benefits too. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 >an avocado-holic ME TOO and I'm breed, born, and raised in Michigan. Mom used to cube them and mix with grapefruit sections and put French dressing on the whole mess. I love mashing and mixing it with a jar of salsa (temp is up to you) and a little lime juice (fresh is best) and using it for dipping celery, carrots, cucumber, chips, you name it. It comes with some great vitamin benefits too. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 So, even though the pit (which you wouldn't eat) is a tree nut, and not the green part, you'd still go into shock? Wow, that's interesting. I'm so glad you didn't find out the " hard " way. At 12:04 PM 3/22/02 -0800, you wrote: >Incidentally, Avocadoes are considered a tree fruit and therefore the pit >in the center is considered a tree nut. For those of us who go into >anaphylactic shock from eating a tree nut (ME ME ME) an Avocado will kill >us > >I just found this out a few months ago - fortunately NOT the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 So, even though the pit (which you wouldn't eat) is a tree nut, and not the green part, you'd still go into shock? Wow, that's interesting. I'm so glad you didn't find out the " hard " way. At 12:04 PM 3/22/02 -0800, you wrote: >Incidentally, Avocadoes are considered a tree fruit and therefore the pit >in the center is considered a tree nut. For those of us who go into >anaphylactic shock from eating a tree nut (ME ME ME) an Avocado will kill >us > >I just found this out a few months ago - fortunately NOT the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 For those of us who go into anaphylactic shock from eating a tree nut (ME ME ME) an Avocado will kill us >>>>>>>> That would make for much shorter posts from you <VBG>. You should probably not eat them:-) Art Art Mc moseart@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 OH MY YOU POOR CHILD what delights you must have to pass up Carolyn I am allergic to guacamole dip and I think it's because part of the avocado touched the nut part!! If I eat something that touched a pecan, a walnut or whatever I'll go into shock, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 OH MY YOU POOR CHILD what delights you must have to pass up Carolyn I am allergic to guacamole dip and I think it's because part of the avocado touched the nut part!! If I eat something that touched a pecan, a walnut or whatever I'll go into shock, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 OH MY YOU POOR CHILD what delights you must have to pass up Carolyn I am allergic to guacamole dip and I think it's because part of the avocado touched the nut part!! If I eat something that touched a pecan, a walnut or whatever I'll go into shock, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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