Re: [NAFEX] hardy citrus

[hector black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

Got to watch that gum.  My wife dissolved our juicer (plastic) trying to get
the gum off with nail polish remover.   Hector Black

----- Original Message -----
From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hardy citrus


> sounds just as gnarly as the gum that is produced by juicing elderberries.
mIEKAL
>
> Lucky Pittman wrote:
>
> >
> > I'll testify to the persistence of the gum.  I supply P.trifoliata
seeds,
> > from time to time, to a guy who runs an ornamental plants nursery in
> > Cincinnati.  Last year, it was pretty late before he placed his request.
I
> > collected a gallon or so of frozen/thawed/partially decomposed fruits in
a
> > plastic grocery bag and pitched 'em into the back of the truck for a
week
> > or two before I got around to trying to extract & clean the seeds.  They
> > were a mushy mess, so I just squeezed 'em in my hands to remove the
seeds &
> > did several rinses to remove any remaining pulp/rind.  My hands, as well
as
> > the plastic bucket I was working in, were coated with that sticky gum.
I
> > liked to have never gotten it all off of my hands, but I didn't think
about
> > borrowing any nail polish remover from my daughter.
>
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