one of the few non meat items I really love

Post #334,484 by boxley 10/17/10 8:21:53 PM Reply	one of the few non meat items I really love when I mentioned that to a foodie friend he goes "figures they have as much fat as a hamburger" Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #334,487 by Andrew Grygus 10/17/10 9:40:10 PM Reply	No-one knows what critter the avocado fruit . . . . . was developed for. All they know is that it is extinct, must have been huge to swallow that pit, and required a lot of energy. For a fruit to convert starch to sugar is no big thing, but to convert all the way to oil takes a considerable energy investment - so there must have been a very good reason. Today, the one critter (other than people) that Loves avocados is Jaguars, but they don't spread the seeds effectively. Today the trees depend on people to spread them, and that has been quite successful for the trees. Florida avocados are relatively low oil - you can't make guacamole with them, only "avocado dip" which depends on sour cream (guacamole contains NO sour cream). Today most Florida varieties are crossed with Guatemalan and/or Mexican varieties to partially fix that problem. Florida avocados can only be grown in a hot wet climate like southern Florida, so most of the world plants Guatemalan or Guatemalan/Mexican hybrids.
Post #334,576 by mhuber 10/21/10 9:47:33 AM Reply	Sprouts pretty easily I had a major avocado craving earlier this year, ate one every day for a while. Planted lots of the seeds the one way that works for me - stuck them in flowerpots with established plants. That reminds me to keep watering them. I don't have the patience to water an "empty" flowerpot long enough to sprout an avocado. For some reason everything else I've planted this year has either failed to sprout, shot up and died, or just failed to thrive and faded away. My house is full of small avocado trees. The avocado is apparently pretty robust. --------------------------------------- I think it's perfectly clear we're in the wrong band. (Tori Amos)

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