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Skriven 2011-03-29 21:28:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
Ärende: odd tastes 134
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 ML> By far the classiest
 ML> thing on free offer was Bailey's, but I passed, taking
 ML> the extremely mediocre 7 Crown and soda instead. 
 JW> As would I.

I'm now undergoing Castaway Cove spiced rum. Could just
as well be 7 Crown with orange, vanilla, and maybe chocolate
thrown in (all artificial).

 JW> Its 38 proof and tastes like a strong cooler. It's
 JW> actually a fairly tasty drink despite being blue.
 ML> Despite?
 JW> I thought I'd hear from you!
 JW> I am not a fan of unnaturally blue food or beverages.

I'd just as soon have unnaturally blue as naturally.

 -=> Jim Weller said to Nancy Backus <=-

 JW> I also stumbled across this tidbit: "Oral allergy syndrome is an
 JW> allergic reaction some people will experience due to the birch
 JW> pollen left on the apples. Because the pollen is the main irritant,
 JW> only the raw apples, especially their skin, cause the allergic
 JW> reaction.

That's got to be one of the oddest explanations. The question
that immediately comes to mind is - why is there birch pollen
on apples, and why couldn't you wash it off? Why would apples
have more birch pollen than (say) lettuce grown nearby? Shame
on Wikipedia yet again.

I suffer from such a condition: raw tomatoes, oranges, strawberries,
hazelnuts, apples, peaches, and walnuts do this to me to some degree
that varies by the season and perhaps my own metabolic changes.

Anyhow, as I understand it, some component of apple skins mimics
birch pollen to the immune system. Why or how that is I haven't
the faintest idea. 

Blue Monkey
cat: booze
servings: 1

1 part blue Curacao
1 part coconut rum
1 1/2 part orange juice
1/2 part pineapple juice

Pour in hurricane glass with crushed ice. Stir or mix gently.

monkeyday.com

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