I've Just Bought Jack La Lanne's Power Juicer ...

Chris MC · 09-17-2004, 11:12 AM

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.

09-17-2004, 11:12 AM	#1
Chris MC IT'S IN THE TREES! ... IT'S COMING! ... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I moved down to Southampton on the central South Coast in 1967 Posts: 101	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. __________________ "It's people who don't come to places like this that I worry about. The ones who don't have an outlet. Say ... someone like yourself." "Oh, I have outlets. I read. I study bugs. I sometimes even ride roller coasters." "And your sex life?" "It doesn't involve going to the theater." "In my experience, Mr. Grissom, some men go to the theater ... some men are the theater." -- Lady Heather and Gil Grissom (Slaves of Las Vegas)

09-18-2004, 02:52 AM	#3
Chris MC IT'S IN THE TREES! ... IT'S COMING! ... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I moved down to Southampton on the central South Coast in 1967 Posts: 101	Yeah, I've heard that too ... in fact, any highly coloured food if taken in quantity will produce skin colouration. Chris. __________________ "It's people who don't come to places like this that I worry about. The ones who don't have an outlet. Say ... someone like yourself." "Oh, I have outlets. I read. I study bugs. I sometimes even ride roller coasters." "And your sex life?" "It doesn't involve going to the theater." "In my experience, Mr. Grissom, some men go to the theater ... some men are the theater." -- Lady Heather and Gil Grissom (Slaves of Las Vegas)

09-18-2004, 09:39 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-19-2004, 09:33 AM	#5
Chris MC IT'S IN THE TREES! ... IT'S COMING! ... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I moved down to Southampton on the central South Coast in 1967 Posts: 101	Woha yeah, I've just read this, it's enough to make you ill. Chris. __________________ "It's people who don't come to places like this that I worry about. The ones who don't have an outlet. Say ... someone like yourself." "Oh, I have outlets. I read. I study bugs. I sometimes even ride roller coasters." "And your sex life?" "It doesn't involve going to the theater." "In my experience, Mr. Grissom, some men go to the theater ... some men are the theater." -- Lady Heather and Gil Grissom (Slaves of Las Vegas)

09-17-2004, 07:22 PM	#2
jane_says Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW VA Posts: 200	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.

09-19-2004, 11:00 AM	#6
jane_says Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW VA Posts: 200	Carotenemia, yep, that was it. Although he didn't have any of the unpleasant symptoms besides the change in color.

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