do you juice?

[pescifish]

I do!

I went shopping yesterday, so the fridge is well stocked with fresh fruits and veggies. Here's a delightfully tasty sludge I would recommend:

3 carrots
1 apple
1/2 pear (Flutter got the other half)
3/4 plum (again the rest went to Flutter)
1 beet (minus a little bit -- Flutter's gonna look like a mass murderer or cheap whore tonight!)
handful of spinach

Yum!

[HelenM]

That does sound tasty. Who is Flutter?

I do have a juicer but I don't use it much. When I have used it it's been mostly to make carrot juice, which I really like.

Although I don't use that much, I do enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables. We have a Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings through the summer and fall months in my village and it's wonderful - they have way better sweetcorn and apples and tomatoes and peaches - and many other kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables - than the grocery stores near us. I go every Saturday, first thing.

Helen

[Gawen]

I don't. Although I love juice and even the homemade kind, it doesn't love me. As a matter of fact, juice hates me so much it tries real hard to get out the fastest way it can.

So I tea. Earl grey.

[LadyShea]

I don't juice, but admit to being fascinated by the juicer infomercials. I guess I was reluctant to spend a ton of money, when there are bound to be high quality ones at a lower price...but I didn't want to buy a crappy one either though.

Any recommendations on brand and model?

[catalyst]

I do!

I went shopping yesterday, so the fridge is well stocked with fresh fruits and veggies. Here's a delightfully tasty sludge I would recommend:

3 carrots
1 apple
1/2 pear (Flutter got the other half)
3/4 plum (again the rest went to Flutter)
1 beet (minus a little bit -- Flutter's gonna look like a mass murderer or cheap whore tonight!)
handful of spinach

Yum!

Completely different than the way I make mine.
:)

[pescifish]

Completely different than the way I make mine.
It's different everyday for me! What kind of juice do you do, catalyst?

Helen, Flutter (http://www.pescifish.net/images/flutter01-sm.jpg) is my parrot. She's the one who insists on all the fresh fruits and vegetables in the house. Probably the biggest reason I make some juice nearly every day is because I have the different veggies and stuff out for her breakfast. She also gets pasta, rice or whole grain bread.

Gawen, my condolences on the digestive evils. I consider myself lucky [at my age] to be able to tolerate as much fresh stuff as I eat.

LadyShea, I use a Juiceman Jr. -- a smaller, cheaper version of the one sold on TV. I bought it at Target/K-Mart/Walmart (can't remember which) for $99. Like you, I didn't want to spend the $400 my brother and sister spent for their huge industrial strength machines, especially when I didn't know if I would end up using it. Now, here it is, almost 3 years later and Yup! I like juicing and my lil' Jr. is still going strong.

[catalyst]

Whatever people send us an order for.

Standard Orange Juice Flavor Packet:

Terpenes
Acetylaldehydes
Nootkatone

Dye, binders, preservatives available upon request, etc. This is just for the flavor and/or color. In a processing facility, even the % of pulp is adjusted. Everything does come from the orange, though. Ya really gotta watch the WONF (with other natural flavors). Scary what we are allowed to get away with.

I highly recommend your method, much healthier.

[HelenM]

Helen, Flutter (http://www.pescifish.net/images/flutter01-sm.jpg) is my parrot. She's the one who insists on all the fresh fruits and vegetables in the house. Probably the biggest reason I make some juice nearly every day is because I have the different veggies and stuff out for her breakfast. She also gets pasta, rice or whole grain bread.

Ah, I should have remembered that you have a parrot. It's good to have an incentive to get out all the fresh fruit and veg. I find that my children will eat fruit and veg and quite like it but I generally need to remind them about it.

Our local zoo has some parrots including these two huge ones (see photo, which hopefully is attached). I don't know what kind they are, but I expect you do!

Helen

[pescifish]

Whatever people send us an order for.

Standard Orange Juice Flavor Packet:

Terpenes
Acetylaldehydes
Nootkatone
Mmmm, tasty! :drunk:
(Actually I bet they are tasty, preternaturally tasty... :eek: )

This morning's sludge:
1/4 cantaloupe
1 jalapeno
several large clumps of broccoli (good way to use the stem, btw)
3 carrots

If you want a rush to beat any double expresso, try juicing a whole cantaloupe. Leave the skin on, right next to the skin is supposed to have tons of the nutritional goodies. It'll knock your socks off for a few hours.

Helen, those parrots are gorgeous! They are some sort of macaw, but I'd have to verify what kind. I'm thinking greenwing, only because that species name sticks in my head because the name doesn't mention the striking predominant red color. If I recall correctly, greenwings are HUGE, maybe only second to the hiacynth.

[HelenM]

Helen, those parrots are gorgeous! They are some sort of macaw, but I'd have to verify what kind. I'm thinking greenwing, only because that species name sticks in my head because the name doesn't mention the striking predominant red color. If I recall correctly, greenwings are HUGE, maybe only second to the hiacynth.

They certainly are huge! I'll look at the sign next time we go and see what kind they are.

Helen

[viscousmemories]

I used to make juices when I worked at the deli. One of my faves to sip (there was always a little leftover when I made one for a customer) was carrot, parsley and ginger. Yum. I've never juiced at home, though. I'd like to, but I don't have a juicer or money. Currently v8 is as close as I get.

[pescifish]

Today's was exceptionally good:

lots of carrots
1.5 apples
two limes (quartered and sent through the juicer skins and all)
jalapeno
3 rings of pineapple


I've never tossed in limes before, but I had a couple that were getting old and thought "what the heck". Holy Moly! Knocked my socks off when I tasted it. Better than a double espresso for an energy boost and much better tasting!

[LadyShea]

Pesci bought us a juicer! I had a bunch of whole frozen fruit I had thawed, so put it all in there and it was great. I plan to get adventurous with the greens now.

Question, surely there is some beneficial stuff in the pulp, can it be used for anything? Cooking or baking or anything?

[LadyShea]

Okay, so I decided I need more dark leafy greens, but simply can't eat enough. I bought Kale and collard greens and dandelion greens I think and juiced them. The juice is a poisonous looking green and tastes like mown grass, so I juiced a couple of apples and some of those huge black grapes and mixed the green "base" with the fruit juice. Now it's actually tasty....but it's poisonous looking green with pink foam on top.

[viscousmemories]

Okay, so I decided I need more dark leafy greens, but simply can't eat enough. I bought Kale and collard greens and dandelion greens I think and juiced them. The juice is a poisonous looking green and tastes like mown grass, so I juiced a couple of apples and some of those huge black grapes and mixed the green "base" with the fruit juice. Now it's actually tasty....but it's poisonous looking green with pink foam on top.
Yum! :roflmao:

[pescifish]

Gotta love the foam!

[livius drusus]

I think green juice with pink foam sounds all Harry Potter and cool. :chemist:

[ApostateAbe]

Today's was exceptionally good:



lots of carrots
1.5 apples
two limes (quartered and sent through the juicer skins and all)
jalapeno
3 rings of pineapple

I've never tossed in limes before, but I had a couple that were getting old and thought "what the heck". Holy Moly! Knocked my socks off when I tasted it. Better than a double espresso for an energy boost and much better tasting! I am going to try this one tomorrow.

[The Lone Ranger]

Helen, those parrots are gorgeous! They are some sort of macaw, but I'd have to verify what kind. I'm thinking greenwing, only because that species name sticks in my head because the name doesn't mention the striking predominant red color. If I recall correctly, greenwings are HUGE, maybe only second to the hiacynth.

I agree with pescifish: I'm pretty sure they're Greenwing Macaws (Ara chloroptera), and they are beautiful birds indeed!



Now I want a juicer! I went down into the Canyon last week and found some plum trees that were just covered with plums. I picked gallons of plums, and I've been foisting them off on friends since then. Even so, I've got more plums left than I know what to do with. I'd love to make juice with them!

If I have the time this weekend, maybe I'll try to make plum jam. Yum!

Cheers,

Michael

[ApostateAbe]

Today's was exceptionally good:



lots of carrots
1.5 apples
two limes (quartered and sent through the juicer skins and all)
jalapeno
3 rings of pineapple

I've never tossed in limes before, but I had a couple that were getting old and thought "what the heck". Holy Moly! Knocked my socks off when I tasted it. Better than a double espresso for an energy boost and much better tasting! Pescifish, I just tried this, and it was the foulest tasting sludge I have had all week. I had to pour it down the garbage disposal. The jalapeno-lime combo was a very bad idea.

[pescifish]

Ah well. :sorry: I'm really sorry, Abe.
Stick with the culinary genii who are on this board! :yup: My tastes really don't quite cut it here. :bag:

[ApostateAbe]

Ah well. :sorry: I'm really sorry, Abe.
Stick with the culinary genii who are on this board! :yup: My tastes really don't quite cut it here. :bag: Don't take it too hard, pescifish. You were right when you said that it knock's one's socks off. And it inspires me to concoct a few juices of my own.

[pescifish]

And it inspires me to concoct a few juices of my own.I look forward to seeing them, if you feel like posting!

[livius drusus]

Carrot and fennel. Damn that's some good shit.

[LadyXoc]

After reading all these posts, I bought a juicer last night. I'm trying the carrot and fennel today, since that's what I have in the fridge right now.

[Megatron]

Meh, I just make boring ol' lemon & orange juice... :yawn:

[livius drusus]

After reading all these posts, I bought a juicer last night. I'm trying the carrot and fennel today, since that's what I have in the fridge right now.
Try 1 bulb fennel to 6 carrots. The liquorice ends up being a far stronger flavour than I expected, and carrot juice is so mild and sweet you need to pack them in. I'm expecting a report asap. :)

[LadyXoc]

After reading all these posts, I bought a juicer last night. I'm trying the carrot and fennel today, since that's what I have in the fridge right now.
Try 1 bulb fennel to 6 carrots. The liquorice ends up being a far stronger flavour than I expected, and carrot juice is so mild and sweet you need to pack them in. I'm expecting a report asap. :)

The review is positive! As in, damn, that is some good shit! I usually find that plain carrot juice is ok, but not that exciting. This has a nice little anise-y (is that a word) kick to it. :yup:

Ok, who knows something not disgusting to do with wheat grass powder? I have jar of the stuff from when I was Super Health Goddess and everything I put it in looks like Toxic Avenger cocktail and tastes worse.

[livius drusus]

The review is positive! As in, damn, that is some good shit! I usually find that plain carrot juice is ok, but not that exciting. This has a nice little anise-y (is that a word) kick to it. :yup:

My thoughts exactly. Cool. I'm glad you dug it. :pleased:

Ok, who knows something not disgusting to do with wheat grass powder? I have jar of the stuff from when I was Super Health Goddess and everything I put it in looks like Toxic Avenger cocktail and tastes worse.

Don't look at me. I didn't even know there was such a thing as wheat grass powder. Wheat germ is good in smoothies, and that's all I know from things that begin with the word "wheat".

[LadyShea]

I have been juicing fresh greens, LadyXox, and they are stronger than everything. I use a tiny bit of the greens then a boatload of fruit to sweeten it. I would try just adding a tiny bit of the powder to whatver juice you're making to get the nutrients without making your drink taste like mown grass.

I am also not following any kind of guidelines which has been really fun. The other day I juiced carrots, papaya, granny smith apples, red delicious apples, an orange, mustard greens, and black grapes all together :). It was damn tasty and the mustard greens added a little bit of peppery taste to it.

I have been doing a couple days worth of juicing all at once, then putting the extra into a pitcher for convenience, am I ruining the benefits of the juice by refrgerating for a day or two?

[livius drusus]

I don't think so, Shea. You're not freezing it and you're not boiling it, so it seems to me the nutrients should remain intact. I'll look around a little and see if I'm just talking out of my ass.

Hmm... At first glance, it looks like that was my ass talking. Depending on the kind of juicer you have, the nutrients can go bye-bye anywhere from an hour after juicing to 3 days in the fridge. I got that from this dude (http://www.rawpaleodiet.org/juicing-basic-1.html), though, and he looks a little shady.

/me does not trust hot pink websites for anything but vibrators.

[LadyShea]

Well, I'll tell ya, there is a whole lot of misinformation and pseudoscience in the juicing world I am finding. Sorta like chiropractic or other alternative health ideas, there's the real benefits, then there's claims of cures for cancer...guess I just gotta dig through it all and see if I can find the likely facts.

[livius drusus]

Amen, sister. I've read everything from cures for cancer to insulin-dependent diabetes, and apparently all it takes is a shot of beets and broccoli a day. No problem, drill seargent. Too easy. :rolleye1:

[viscousmemories]

Livius got me a juicer for my birthday, so I'm ready to play with you guys!

Can I? Huh? I'll share the carrot juice I made yesterday. :yup:

[LadyShea]

Oh cool VM. You did just carrots? Isn't that a bit boring?

[viscousmemories]

Hey! Don't knock my carrots!

Yeah it was boring, but I didn't have anything else. I have a bunch of exotic fruits now, so that should be more interesting. I need to read through this thread for shopping ideas though. It so happened that carrots were all I had laying around.

[Socratoad]

Toadhops over to cookie jar, sticks hand in, and mutters to himself, damned little money in here, and damnable people tempting toads with juice recipes. Guese he'll have ta git one.

"Its Liv and Shea's fault", mutters Toad, "they posted those mouth-watering recipes". :toad:

[livius drusus]

The Juiceman Jr (pesci's and Shea's juicer) is going for $54.99 at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005OTY9/qid=1098385920/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/102-8611658-6521763?v=glance&s=home-garden&n=507846) right this minute. :)

[Socratoad]

Thanks Liv, unfortunately I do not have the ability to buy anything online at this time. About twenty five years ago I decided not to use credit cards ever again. Now I have absolutely no credit rating at all, and at my age not even my bank will allow me to establish credit. Talk about ageism :fuming:

Its only when I hear of things such as this that I have any desire to have a credit card or when I see a particular piece of software that I wish to purchase online.

I have thought about the PayPal thingy but don't know just how reliable it is.

[LadyShea]

Thanks Liv, unfortunately I do not have the ability to buy anything online at this time. About twenty five years ago I decided not to use credit cards ever again. Now I have absolutely no credit rating at all, and at my age not even my bank will allow me to establish credit. Talk about ageism :fuming:

What about a debit card for your checking account? We use this rather than credit cards. Also, how did you end up with no credit rating at all? Have you ever financed a car, do you rent or own your house?

Its only when I hear of things such as this that I have any desire to have a credit card or when I see a particular piece of software that I wish to purchase online.

I have thought about the PayPal thingy but don't know just how reliable it is.

PayPal has been great for me, but you must give them your bank account number to pull funds from, and not all places take PayPal.

I think you would be better with a debit card. It works just like a credit card for purchases, but is more like a check to your bank.

[Socratoad]

Thanks Liv, unfortunately I do not have the ability to buy anything online at this time. About twenty five years ago I decided not to use credit cards ever again. Now I have absolutely no credit rating at all, and at my age not even my bank will allow me to establish credit. Talk about ageism :fuming:

What about a debit card for your checking account? We use this rather than credit cards. Also, how did you end up with no credit rating at all? Have you ever financed a car, do you rent or own your house?
No Shea, I don't own anything of value. I signed all that away to my children a long time ago for philosophcal reasons. Last time I financed a car was approx. forty years ago. And yes I rent to keep a roof over the head of me and my creatures and to help a young couple I care for very much pay their mortgage. And yes I have become rather eccentric
Its only when I hear of things such as this that I have any desire to have a credit card or when I see a particular piece of software that I wish to purchase online.

I have thought about the PayPal thingy but don't know just how reliable it is.

PayPal has been great for me, but you must give them your bank account number to pull funds from, and not all places take PayPal.

I think you would be better with a debit card. It works just like a credit card for purchases, but is more like a check to your bank.

I was unaware that they accept debit cards. I certainly have one of those, and I pay my utility bills online.

In other words LadyShea over a period of time I have pretty well become a non-entity in the world of commerce ...... it was my choice though. Sort of a case of stop the world I wanna get off :D

Saint Toad of Assisi

[Socratoad]

Whoops, sorry LadyShea, I hope you can read my previous post. Like almost everything else in my life I am an auto-didactic, and as you can plainly see I had a very piss poor teacher.

[LadyShea]

I can read your response, and i hope you don't think I was attacking you wrt to the rent questions. I was just curious.

If your debit card has a Visa or Mastercard logo (as opposed to an ATM card which does not ) then it is accepted just like a credit card almost everywhere.

[Socratoad]

Sorry, I'm confused. I have an ATM card. I'm so bloody far out of touch with the "real" world. And this from a guy who once owned companies and could walk out of a bank with a coupla pails full of money, but I prefer my present circumstances and so I will just have to buy my juicer the old fashioned way.

And No Shea, not to worry, you can always ask me anything. :yup:

[livius drusus]

Pails full of money?! That's so Weimar cool! (Only without the crippling, run-away inflation, natch.) :smoove:

[wei yau]

Pails full of money?! That's so Weimar cool! (Only without the crippling, run-away inflation, natch.) :smoove:

Completely off-topic to the thread, but I have to say that these types of off-the-cuff references you make are way cool. Seriously way cool. :tiphat: :bow2: :bow:

[Socratoad]

Pails full of money?! That's so Weimar cool! (Only without the crippling, run-away inflation, natch.) :smoove:

Oh yeah, and no dogamn worries about interests rate, tax shelters and all those other serenity-robbing "perks".

Now were where we? Oh yes ....juicing, juicing. Lets hear some ideas and recipes.

[livius drusus]

Completely off-topic to the thread, but I have to say that these types of off-the-cuff references you make are way cool. Seriously way cool. :tiphat: :bow2: :bow:

Sheeit, eldar, one of these days you're going to make me kick a pebble and say shucks. Thank you. :blush:

[pescifish]

Thanks Liv, unfortunately I do not have the ability to buy anything online at this time. About twenty five years ago I decided not to use credit cards ever again. In case you missed it on the first page (here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2660&postcount=6)), that juicer is sold at your friendly neighborhood Target for around $50.

[LadyXoc]

Pails full of money?! That's so Weimar cool! (Only without the crippling, run-away inflation, natch.) :smoove:

Completely off-topic to the thread, but I have to say that these types of off-the-cuff references you make are way cool. Seriously way cool. :tiphat: :bow2: :bow:

Yep. I have been a fan since when I was just lurking around at II. :yup:

[viscousmemories]

I want more recipes (and particularly tried and true recipes) here now, dammit.

I'm sorry but if it sounds like I might not like it, I'm not going to make it. I can't afford to be all experimental like you guys. All the fruits and veggies I buy are going in my stomach, not down the drain. So far only Pesci's first suggestion and the carrot/fennel thing liv mentioned sound like things I want to try. Any other ideas?

[LadyShea]

Dunno what to tell ya there, VM. I just picked a number of fruits I like, and with fruit for the most part it seems any mix goes and makes a tasty drink. However, I am not only after a tasty drink or I would purchase frozen juice, I want the nutrients. I find it difficult to eat enough fresh veggies and fruits to get in the recommended daily servings, and a glass of fresh juice provides in one meal, a whole days worth of this stuff.

I add the fresh greens because everything I have read says they are high in antioxidants and a good source of other nutrients, they taste nasty though, so I simply add them into the fruit juice to mask the flavor. I have done mustard greens and dandelion greens so far

I have been purchasing whatever is on sale, for example the big black grapes have been 2 for 1 for a month and they juice beautifully and it's delicious. My "staple" fruits are things I can buy cheaply in bulk and mix with everything, like prepackaged bags of apples, oranges, and carrots. Also, I bought some frozen mixed berries, thawed them, and add a handful for the extra flavor.

[LadyXoc]

Well, I found this on google. But I don't know about juicing a sweet potato...has anyone tried that?

http://www.healthrecipes.com/juicer_recipes.htm

[Socratoad]

Thanks Liv, unfortunately I do not have the ability to buy anything online at this time. About twenty five years ago I decided not to use credit cards ever again. In case you missed it on the first page (here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2660&postcount=6)), that juicer is sold at your friendly neighborhood Target for around $50.

Thanks pescifish, I just found your post now. I certainly will check it out. :wave:

[LadyShea]

Well, I found this on google. But I don't know about juicing a sweet potato...has anyone tried that?

http://www.healthrecipes.com/juicer_recipes.htm

I will try a yam tonight and see what happens. Seems they would be a bit dry?

[Socratoad]

Well, I found this on google. But I don't know about juicing a sweet potato...has anyone tried that?

http://www.healthrecipes.com/juicer_recipes.htm

I will try a yam tonight and see what happens. Seems they would be a bit dry?

Is it a yam oris it a sweet potato? :chin:

[LadyShea]

Well, I found this on google. But I don't know about juicing a sweet potato...has anyone tried that?

http://www.healthrecipes.com/juicer_recipes.htm

I will try a yam tonight and see what happens. Seems they would be a bit dry?

Is it a yam oris it a sweet potato? :chin:

Joggers Paradise
3 oranges
2 hard pears
1 small yam

[Socratoad]

I was just being a smart-assed nitpicker Shea. Technically what most of us call yams are in fact sweet potatoes. True yams are for the most part great big ugly looking tubers and can usually be found in Jamaican food stores. Thy are much more starchy than sweet potatoes and pretty bland tasting.

Thank you for that recipe. I shall certainly try it when I get my juicer, unless of course you give an unfavourable report in the meantime. I really like yams (sweet potatoes) as they are not only flavourful but they also pack a ton O vitamins, including a surprisingly high amount of vitamin C.

PS: Toad will henceforth refer to those orange tubers as yams and furthermore promises not to be so damned didactic. :yup:

[LadyShea]

I was just being a smart-assed nitpicker Shea. Technically what most of us call yams are in fact sweet potatoes. True yams are for the most part great big ugly looking tubers and can usually be found in Jamaican food stores. Thy are much more starchy than sweet potatoes and pretty bland tasting.

Thank you for that recipe. I shall certainly try it when I get my juicer, unless of course you give an unfavourable report in the meantime. I really like yams (sweet potatoes) as they are not only flavourful but they also pack a ton O vitamins, including a surprisingly high amount of vitamin C.

PS: Toad will henceforth refer to those orange tubers as yams and furthermore promises not to be so damned didactic. :yup:

Well, hereabouts, yams are orange inside, and sweet potaotes are yellow/gold inside. They are, in fact, different. I believe the yams have more beta carotene and hence the brighter color :)

Edited to add: I was wrong!

Several decades ago, when orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States, producers and shippers desired to distinguish them from the more traditional, white-fleshed types. The African word nyami, referring to the starchy, edible root of the Dioscorea genus of plants, was adopted in its English form, yam. Yams in the U.S. are actually sweetpotatoes with relatively moist texture and orange flesh. Although the terms are generally used interchangeably, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that the label "yam" always be accompanied by "sweetpotato." The following information outlines several differences between sweetpotatoes and yams.http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html

[livius drusus]

I just made apple, pear and nectarine juice, but the apple/pear totally overwhelmed the poor nectarines. I used 2 of each. Next time I'll double the nectarines.

[Socratoad]

I was just being a smart-assed nitpicker Shea. Technically what most of us call yams are in fact sweet potatoes. True yams are for the most part great big ugly looking tubers and can usually be found in Jamaican food stores. Thy are much more starchy than sweet potatoes and pretty bland tasting.

Thank you for that recipe. I shall certainly try it when I get my juicer, unless of course you give an unfavourable report in the meantime. I really like yams (sweet potatoes) as they are not only flavourful but they also pack a ton O vitamins, including a surprisingly high amount of vitamin C.

PS: Toad will henceforth refer to those orange tubers as yams and furthermore promises not to be so damned didactic. :yup:

Well, hereabouts, yams are orange inside, and sweet potaotes are yellow/gold inside. They are, in fact, different. I believe the yams have more beta carotene and hence the brighter color :)

Edited to add: I was wrong!

Several decades ago, when orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States, producers and shippers desired to distinguish them from the more traditional, white-fleshed types. The African word nyami, referring to the starchy, edible root of the Dioscorea genus of plants, was adopted in its English form, yam. Yams in the U.S. are actually sweetpotatoes with relatively moist texture and orange flesh. Although the terms are generally used interchangeably, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that the label "yam" always be accompanied by "sweetpotato." The following information outlines several differences between sweetpotatoes and yams.http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html

Oh wow Shea, ya really did your homework. Not only are you a superb researcher, but also a fast one. :wave:

[LadyShea]

Okay, I do not recommend juicing sweet potatoes/yams. The juice is unpleasantly starchy and bland, and according to my reading, it offers nothing nutritionally above and beyond carrots. Carrot juice tastes better and carrots are cheaper...stick with them.

[LadyXoc]

Okay, I do not recommend juicing sweet potatoes/yams. The juice is unpleasantly starchy and bland, and according to my reading, it offers nothing nutritionally above and beyond carrots. Carrot juice tastes better and carrots are cheaper...stick with them.

Thanks for doing that so quickly - (checking in before running to grocery store) on that recommendation, I think I'll pass on the sweet yamtatoes and just stock up on the carrots.

[viscousmemories]

1/2 pineapple
2 kiwi fruits
1 papaya

A bit too acidic, but good enough. I wonder if a pear would help.

[LadyShea]

Hey VM, try adding pear, apple, or cantaloupe to pretty much any recipe. I have found it cuts the acidity and makes everything "juicier" and milder.

[LadyShea]

Oh. My. God. I juiced a beet-root tonight, stem leaves and all. If anybody had shown me a swatch that color, and told me it occurs in nature, I would have slapped them for being hysterical. Gorgeous, and tasty with black grapes, if you like beets.

[viscousmemories]

I had two simple juices today:

2 pears
4 small gala apples

and liv suggested:

5 carrots (she said six, actually, but I only had five)
1 fennel bulb

Good stuff. :yup:

Oh yeah thanks for the advice above, Shea. And that beet juice sounds pretty but I don't think I like beets. Can't remember the last time I tasted one, though.

[Socratoad]

Oh. My. God. I juiced a beet-root tonight, stem leaves and all. If anybody had shown me a swatch that color, and told me it occurs in nature, I would have slapped them for being hysterical. Gorgeous, and tasty with black grapes, if you like beets.

I know its not Kosher, so to speak, but of you added some sour cream that drink would be fit for for all the Dogs of heaven, plus his holiness, the Toad :yup:

Sorta like a cold borscht with a hint of grape ...... methinks

[viscousmemories]

For a slightly browner apple juice that tastes nothing like blueberries:

4 Gala apples
4 oz blueberries

Now I have a pomegranate. The Internet suggested that I should juice only the "gel-sacs" (:yuck: ) lest I get a bitter result from the pectin in the skin. However, I have no idea what pomegranate juice tastes like or what it might be good with. Ideas?

[pescifish]

Yikes. By the time you extracted all the little good bits, it would be better to just eat them or cook them into some nice dish. Pomegranites are very yummy, but a lot of work. Isn't grenadine (the red stuff that makes the sunrise in the O.J. of tequila sunrise) pomegranite based?

[viscousmemories]

I don't know. Let's ask Google. :D

Grenadine

Grenadine (grenadine syrup) is a blood-red, strong syrup made from pomegranates. It is the number one among fruit syrups, and is used in many cocktails not only for sweetening, but also to give them a red color.

Grenadine syrup for use in a bar is usually bought on bottles, but you can also make your own:

Use 4 pomegranates to make about 2 cups of pomegranate syrup. After removing seeds, process with food processor knife blade. Simmer pulp with 1/4 cup honey over low heat 3 minutes. Stir well. Strain to remove seeds. -source (http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/82)

[LadyShea]

Removing the seeds is the hard part. The fruit part is individually stuck to the seeds....I didn't think it was juicable. Just eat it raw...they're heavenly.

[viscousmemories]

Well I followed the advice that came on the little card with the pomegranate and separated out all the "gel-sacs" ( :yuck: ). Then I combined:

1/2 a pineapple
3 apples
1/2 of the pomegranate seeds

It was really good, but basically tasted like pineapple/apple juice. Then:

1/2 a pineapple
2 apples
1/2 pomegranate seeds

Same deal. :doh:

[pescifish]

That's disappointing, vm. After all that work of separating out all the fruity bits, you deserved to taste how wonderful they are!

[viscousmemories]

That's disappointing, vm. After all that work of separating out all the fruity bits, you deserved to taste how wonderful they are!
I know! And of course I'm too stupid to have just tasted a piece. :(

[viscousmemories]

5 medium-sized carrots + 1 baseball-sized fennel anise bulb = yummy licorice flavored carrot juice.