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Question for Mango Lovers
in article , nathan at
wrote on 2/22/04 5:14 PM:
> On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:08:15 +0000, Sheryl Rosen wrote:
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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
>> are just everyday low priced. Mangoes are one such item. 2/$1, every week.
>> Lemons and Limes, too.
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>> 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.
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> 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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