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| Topic Started: May 5 2012, 10:58 AM (56 Views) | |
| Durgan | May 5 2012, 10:58 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?UGKGR 4 May 2012 Produce Nutrients. Purchased fruit and vegetables were made into juice. Total cost $28.02 (less than a bottle of whiskey).There is no produce in my garden at this time of year, so store bought is the only choice, and all my juices prepared during the 2011 season have been depleted. The produce was prepared for processing utilizing the complete product, skin and all.It is propagated that most of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables is just under the skin, so I decided to utilize this bit of knowledge. Experience has indicated that cooked produce is more digestible than raw in general. My method is to cut all the produce into small chunks, minimum cooking, and make into a slurry using the hand blender. Sufficient water is added to obtain the appropriate desired viscosity. A total of nine litres of water was added. The slurry is then put through a strainer. The output of the strainer is put through a Champion Juicer to extract as much nutrient as possible, then mixed with the strainer output, and stored in litre jars. For long term storage at room temperature it is pressure canned for about 15 minutes at 15 PSI. There was a total of 15 litres and 14 were pressure canned and one was left in the refrigerator for current use. A litre of the juice is consumed daily. Pictures depict the process. |
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| Dana | May 6 2012, 04:18 AM Post #2 |
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Sounds a bit like when I puree my home made soups when unable to eat properly due to migraine. I use mostly veggies with chicken stock, the dog getting the chicken. I must eat something or stomach goes haywire. Someone told me that they knew an old timer who said that eating soups kept him alive. He figured that all the nutrients stayed in the pot and the cooked veg were more digestible for an elder's system. An elder of mine says she has lots of soup. She is alive, pushing 90 tho not doing well. It is rather fine when you can use your own grown ingredients, knowing exactly what you are getting. |
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