Avocados Are . . .

[jyl]

I love them, just bisected, lightly salted and scooped out with a spoon. I would eat four a day if I could, but restrain myself to one every couple of days or so. I guess they have a lot of fat. But wait, its "good fat". No, fat is fat. I'm confused!

[126coupe]

It's a fruit, not a vegatable

[JMPRO]

I grew up eating those and loved them. There were dozens of avocodo trees where I grew up and you picked them on your way home from school for a snack and nobody cared. I don't know what the kids do today, stop at the 7-eleven for a bag of candy I guess. I still have dreams of having a yard big enough for my own avocado trees. I was almost talked into buying an avocado ranch in Santa Barbara several years ago and some times wonder if I made a mistake in not doing so. Since I made that decision the prices have gone through the roof.

[tabs]

I used to sell Avacados on the street corner as a kid...we had 14 trees so my inventory was secure. I made so much money at it that Mother and Daddy got in on the act...

Just loved my own product...high on your supply.

[TerryH]

We had two huge mature avocado trees for the first 10 years we lived here. They would produce all year long and we would give bags of them away. Eventually, fruit rats moved in, so we sadly bid farewell to the trees. That was 15 years ago and it still pains me to have to buy avocados today when I remember having such a surplus for so long.

Avocado are very healthy fruit. Along with their cholesteral benefits, they contain almost twice the potassium of bananas.

[tabs]

Hate to tell ya but the Rats were there long before you were...

[trekkor]

One of my all time favorite foods.



KT

[Evans, Marv]

I ate two of the four I bought on the way home this afternoon - smashed with bleu cheese dressing! My family didn't eat them when I was young, but I sure didn't take long to develop a taste for them once I left the nest.

[911Rob]

My wife makes an avocado dip that is to die for!
Mmmmm yummy.

[mikester]

We've got two trees in the back yard. The smaller one only produces about every other year but the larger produces constantly.

Right now the smaller one has more on it than I have ever seen.

[J1NX3D]

we get hass avocadoes down here. much nicer than other types of avocadoes ive tried. i want to grow a grove of them! i used to eat 2 a week on toast with tomato mmmmmm.....

[sand_man]

I love 'em! MMMMMMM one of my favorite things to put on a sandwhich! Good scooped right out of the shell, too!

[Jim Richards]

mmmmmm

[azasadny]

I used to grow avocados when I lived in Fallbrook, CA and developed a love for them! Great to put on a BLT, excellent with just about any sandwich or by themselves with some balsamic vinegar.

[Big Ed]

Originally Posted by jyl

I guess they have a lot of fat. But wait, its "good fat". No, fat is fat. I'm confused!

They are high in calories from the fat content, but very good for you. Unsaturated fats are not the enemy.

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by trekkor

One of my all time favorite foods.



KT

+1 I cut one in half, add a shake of tabasco and pepper and eat with a spoon. Great in salads and as mentioned sandwich. I grew up living next to friends with a huge tree. We had free avos all year...man I miss those days. I hate paying $2.99/per at the local grocery.

[red-beard]

Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called *******s
This never happened to pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So pablo picasso was never called an *******

Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his el dorado
He could walk down you street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso never got called an *******
Not like you
Alright

Well he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso never got called an *******
Not in new york

Oh well be not schmuck, be not abnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or *******
Remember the story of pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso was never called an *******
Alright this is it

Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called an *******
This never happened to pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo picasso was never called...

[sand_man]

I always think about that Repo Man song, red-beard, whenever I cut into one!

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called *******s
This never happened to pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So pablo picasso was never called an *******

Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his el dorado
He could walk down you street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso never got called an *******
Not like you
Alright

Well he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso never got called an *******
Not in new york

Oh well be not schmuck, be not abnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or *******
Remember the story of pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo picasso was never called an *******
Alright this is it

Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called an *******
This never happened to pablo picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo picasso was never called...

one of the best songs ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Modern Lovers YAY!!!!

you california people make me so envious with your avacados and fish tacos and oceans and mountains. where i live its like $10 for one avacado that is hard as a rock

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by srandallf

one of the best songs ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Modern Lovers YAY!!!!
you california people make me so envious with your avacados and fish tacos and oceans and mountains. where i live its like $10 for one avacado that is hard as a rock

Avocados are like bananas, they mature on the tree, but ripen off the tree. It's better to plan ahead if can't find some softer ones in the store. They will ripen in a day or two on your counter, preferrably in a brown bag.