Question for Mango Lovers

"Sheryl Rosen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some

things

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are just everyday low priced. Mangoes are one such item. 2/$1, every

week.

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Lemons and Limes, too.

I have been buying mangoes every week. I don't eat mango everyday, but I keep them in the fridge,
once they get ripe, and when I want it, it's

there!

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I love their fragrance and prefer their taste to peaches or nectarines. While they are similar, I
like the texture of mango better.

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife down
the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly

so

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it runs close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the
pit. Finally, I trim down the sides of the

mango

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to release any flesh that's on the edges of the pit. Then I slice the

fruit

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lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

My question is this:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I

try

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to make those cuts. I hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

Sorry to change the topic, but have you ever tried a mango margarita? Sooooooo tasty! kili

Sheryl Rosen said:

My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some things are just everyday low priced. Mangoes are
one such item. 2/$1, every week. Lemons and Limes, too.

I have been buying mangoes every week. I don't eat mango everyday, but I keep them in the fridge,
once they get ripe, and when I want it, it's there!

I love their fragrance and prefer their taste to peaches or nectarines. While they are similar, I
like the texture of mango better.

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife down
the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly so it runs
close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the pit.
Finally, I trim down the sides of the mango to release any flesh that's on the edges of the pit.
Then I slice the fruit lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

My question is this:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

I just sit and stare at it and wonder if there is anyway to get any more of that wonderful stuff
off the pit.

Sheryl Rosen said:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

Gnaw it like a dog on a bone. Not too elegant, but it works.

Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've gotten a few trees this way. Few
germinated, but that's ok. The ones that did provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along
with the avocado plants.

Pastorio

Sheryl Rosen said:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

You're going about it all wrong. You sit in the shower to eat a mango. Cut it in half, gnaw all the
flesh off the seed, then eat the flesh from the peel. Messy, for sure, but that's why you're doing
it in the shower. Clean-up is just a little soap and water away.

OK, not what you wanted to hear. Just chew the flesh off the seed like you would gnaw meat
from a bone.

BOB

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: Sheryl Rosen wrote:
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: > There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how
carefully I try
: > to make those cuts. I hate throwing all that mango-goodness
away!
: >
: > What do other people do?
:
: Gnaw it like a dog on a bone. Not too elegant, but it works.
:
: Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've
gotten a few
: trees this way. Few germinated, but that's ok. The ones that
did
: provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along with the
avocado
: plants.
:
: Pastorio
: ======

Hey Bob,

I'm having a bit of a problem with my little avocado plant that I started about a year ago... it
starts growing fine... gets up to about 8" tall and had 4 beautiful leaves... then the tip of the
leaves gets black and then starts spreading towards the beginning of the leaf and then falls off.
Then the stalk (too young to call it a trunk <G>😉 starts getting black and that too starts creeping
downward; meanwhile, at the base, it looks like the beginnings of new leaves starting... ?!

Help, please? Is it asking for a transplant, food? I'm so confused.

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I scrape at the seed with a knife, collecting the resulting pulp and juice in a bowl. If does leave
a good bit of fiber still on the seed but I get a fair amount of mango goodness out of it. I use it
to make drinks such as mango bellinis.

Naomi D.

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There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

That's what I call a 'cook's treat'. I simply eat it myself, much the way you would eat any fruit
with a pit in the middle. Yes it's a little messy, but worth it!.

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There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away! What do other people do?

You need to be TOLD what to do? Silly Girl!! <grin> (Stand over the sink and gnaw and scrape the
flesh through your teeth!)
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Sheryl Rosen said:

My question is this:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

Chew on the seed. Delicious, but you get all those stringy bits between your teeth.

gloria p

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Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've gotten a few trees this way. Few
germinated, but that's ok. The ones that did provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along
with the avocado plants.

Hmmmm...is it true that it won't germinate if it's been refrigerated? I often heard that about
avocado pits, thought I don't know if it's actually true.
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Bob (this one) said:

Sheryl Rosen said:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts.
I hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

Gnaw it like a dog on a bone. Not too elegant, but it works.

Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've gotten a few trees this way. Few
germinated, but that's ok. The ones that did provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along
with the avocado plants.

Pastorio

They are quite difficult to get to sprout, but make a very pretty plant with long, graceful leaves.

gloria p

Sheryl Rosen said:

My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some things are just everyday low priced. Mangoes are
one such item. 2/$1, every week. Lemons and Limes, too.

Quoted message said:

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife down
the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly so it runs
close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the pit.
Finally, I trim down the sides of the mango to release any flesh that's on the edges of the pit.
Then I slice the fruit lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

Try this. After you have in in two halves score the mango flesh sorta..checkerboard style.. and push
on the skin side all the flesh jumps out at you and it is really easy to get to.

n

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Sheryl Rosen said:

My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some things are just everyday low priced. Mangoes are
one such item. 2/$1, every week. Lemons and Limes, too.

I have been buying mangoes every week. I don't eat mango everyday, but I keep them in the fridge,
once they get ripe, and when I want it, it's there!

I love their fragrance and prefer their taste to peaches or nectarines. While they are similar, I
like the texture of mango better.

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife down
the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly so it runs
close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the pit.
Finally, I trim down the sides of the mango to release any flesh that's on the edges of the pit.
Then I slice the fruit lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

My question is this:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

I scrape the pit with my teeth. ;-)

K.

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Bob (this one) said:

Sheryl Rosen said:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts.
I hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

Gnaw it like a dog on a bone. Not too elegant, but it works.

Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've gotten a few trees this way. Few
germinated, but that's ok. The ones that did provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along
with the avocado plants.

Pastorio

So that is the secret to getting those darned things to sprout!!!

Will try that this spring, thanks! :-)

K.

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There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I try to make those cuts. I
hate throwing all that mango-goodness away! What do other people do?

You need to be TOLD what to do? Silly Girl!! <grin> (Stand over the sink and gnaw and scrape the
flesh through your teeth!)

Well, that's what I did!!! I just wondered if there was a more elegant way to do it!!!!

Meanwhile, I found chicken breasts and red and green peppers on sale at the market, and I wanna do
something spicy with chicken, mangoes and rice.

Any ideas anyone???

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Sheryl Rosen said:

My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some things are just everyday low priced. Mangoes
are one such item. 2/$1, every week. Lemons and Limes, too.

Quoted message said:

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife
down the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly so it
runs close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the
pit. Finally, I trim down the sides of the mango to release any flesh that's on the edges of the
pit. Then I slice the fruit lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

Try this. After you have in in two halves score the mango flesh sorta..checkerboard style.. and
push on the skin side all the flesh jumps out at you and it is really easy to get to.

n

I do that when I want cubes.

Usually, I want long, fingerlength pieces that I can slurp up with my fingers.

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"Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
: Sheryl Rosen wrote:
:
: > There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how
carefully I try
: > to make those cuts. I hate throwing all that mango-goodness
away!
: >
: > What do other people do?
:
: Gnaw it like a dog on a bone. Not too elegant, but it works.
:
: Then cut the hard covering off the pit and plant it. I've
gotten a few
: trees this way. Few germinated, but that's ok. The ones that
did
: provided free houseplants. Gave them as gifts. Along with the
avocado
: plants.
:
: Pastorio
: ======

Hey Bob,

I'm having a bit of a problem with my little avocado plant that I started about a year ago... it
starts growing fine... gets up to about 8" tall and had 4 beautiful leaves... then the tip of
the leaves gets black and then starts spreading towards the beginning of the leaf and then falls
off. Then the stalk (too young to call it a trunk <G>😉 starts getting black and that too starts
creeping downward; meanwhile, at the base, it looks like the beginnings of new leaves
starting... ?!

Help, please? Is it asking for a transplant, food? I'm so confused.

Could be salt poisoning... Too much mineral buildup in the soil from the minerals in the water.

Try gently changing the soil and see if that helps?

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My question is this:

There's always so much flesh left on the pit, no matter how carefully I

try

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to make those cuts. I hate throwing all that mango-goodness away!

What do other people do?

We chew on it.

For babes it is the BEST teething ring you can get, they will chomp away for hours and it's too big
to swallow. But take care that junior doesn't get too much at one sitting or their nappy will become
(even more) unpleasant.

David

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nathan said:

Sheryl Rosen said:

My local supermarket is beginning to adopt everyday low pricing, which I LOVE! for a lot of
reasons. We still have the dreaded card, but some things are just everyday low priced. Mangoes
are one such item. 2/$1, every week. Lemons and Limes, too.

Quoted message said:

I know how to cut and peel a mango. I set the mango on one of its "thin" sides, run the knife
down the equator between the two halves, and when I hit the pit, I turn the knife slightly so it
runs close to the pit. Then I put the mango, pit side down and slice down the other side of the
pit. Finally, I trim down the sides of the mango to release any flesh that's on the edges of the
pit. Then I slice the fruit lengthwise and peel each slice with a knife.

Try this. After you have in in two halves score the mango flesh sorta..checkerboard style.. and
push on the skin side all the flesh jumps out at you and it is really easy to get to.

n

I peel my mango first with a potatoe peeler... prior to removing the flesh from the pit.

K.

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