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Chris MC 09-17-2004 11:12 AM

I've Just Bought Jack La Lanne's Power Juicer ...
 
he didn't want it any more (giggle) But seriously, do any of you guys/gals own one and what's your favourite recipe? ... Oh and what are squashes, sweet or savoury? I'm in the UK and have no experience of them but they're available here.

Chris.

jane_says 09-17-2004 07:22 PM

My parents and my aunt and uncle do that juice-making business. They all seem to like it; they talk about it a lot anyway.They use a lot of vegetables and fruits also. My aunt puts this horrible green stuff called Barley Green, which I refer to as Soylent Green, in all her juices. My dad likes making his own grape juice (I suspect he may also be making wine when my mom's not looking).
I don't have any recipes, but one small warning. My uncle, who's kind of a weirdo anyway, got on the carrot juice pretty heavy. He was buying fifty pounds of carrots at a time from an organic farmer and turning them all into juice. He drank so much over the course of a couple of months that his skin starting turning orange. He went to the dermatologist who told him what was causing it. I swear that's a true story.

Chris MC 09-18-2004 02:52 AM

Yeah, I've heard that too ... in fact, any highly coloured food if taken in quantity will produce skin colouration.

Chris.

wolf 09-18-2004 09:39 PM

Don't forget changes in urine color and scent. Those are typically faster to happen and far more distressing than the skin color changes.

You do have to watch with carrots, though. Vitamin A toxicity is not pretty, I hear.

Chris MC 09-19-2004 09:33 AM

Woha yeah, I've just read this, it's enough to make you ill.

Chris.

jane_says 09-19-2004 11:00 AM

Carotenemia, yep, that was it. Although he didn't have any of the unpleasant symptoms besides the change in color.


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