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]

Originally Posted by 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!

Completely different than the way I make mine.

[pescifish]

Originally Posted by catalyst

Completely different than the way I make mine.

It's different everyday for me! What kind of juice do you do, catalyst?

Helen, Flutter 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]

Originally Posted by pescifish

Helen, Flutter 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]

Originally Posted by catalyst

Whatever people send us an order for.

Standard Orange Juice Flavor Packet:

Terpenes
Acetylaldehydes
Nootkatone

Mmmm, tasty!
(Actually I bet they are tasty, preternaturally tasty... )

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]

Originally Posted by pescifish

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

Yum!

[pescifish]

Gotta love the foam!

[livius drusus]

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

[ApostateAbe]

Originally Posted by 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!

I am going to try this one tomorrow.

[The Lone Ranger]

Originally Posted by pescifish

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]

Originally Posted by 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!

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

[ApostateAbe]

Originally Posted by pescifish

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

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]

Originally Posted by Apostate Abe

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.