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Felice Friese
 
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Default Avocado preservation and recipes


"Mr. Wizard" > wrote in message
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> "Frogleg" > wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:34:11 +0800, "Angela Faye Oon"
> > > wrote:
> > >I'm still surprised, though,
> > >that there aren't more recipes for it, especially involving "cooking".

> >
> > Probably for the same reason there aren't many popular recipes for
> > tomato muffins or blueberry soup. Note qualifiers of "many"...
> > www.avocado.org has a recipes for avocado smoothies, as well as about
> > as many different avocado recipes I've seen gathered in one spot. As
> > much as I enjoy avocados, most don't sound very appealing to me.
> >

> Amen to that. Too bad the site also lacks the basic information
> on storage and ripening.
> There is not one recipe on the website for traditional Guacamole.
> If you want to make Guacamole like Gringos......
> chopped up garlic (ok but not traditional)
> chopped up onion (kills the nutty flavor)
> lime or lemon juice (makes it bitter)
> tomatoes (makes it watery and bitter)
> sour cream (barf)
> Mayo (double barf)
> cream cheese (Is there no God?)
> goat cheese (You have got to be kidding)
> pistachio nuts (?????)


OK, now we know what NOT to put in a guacamole. What a novel recipe
approach!

Felice