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mycontent[1]='To peel thin skinned fruits and vegetables easily, place in a bowl and cover with boiling water, let stand for one-minute then peel with a sharp paring knife or spear the fruit with a fork and hold over a gas flame until the skin cracks.'
mycontent[2]='To peel thick skinned fruits, cut a small amount of peel from the top and bottom, set the fruit on a cutting board, cut off the peel in strips from top to bottom.'
mycontent[3]='For an easy dressing for fruit salad, try a grated orange rind and orange juice added to sour cream.'
mycontent[4]='Canned pumpkin is one of the best sources of beta-carotene. It contains approximately 27,000IU in a 40 calorie, 8 ounce serving.'
mycontent[5]='Two of the most nutritious fruits are papaya and cantaloupe.'
mycontent[6]='Wash all fruits in cold water to remove any chemicals, but never soak or store them in water. Vitamins B and C are easily lost. Dry all fruits after washing.'
mycontent[7]='The more surface of a fruit you expose, the more nutrients will be lost to oxidation.'
mycontent[8]='Enzymes in fruit needed by the body will be completely destroyed by cooking.'
mycontent[9]='Never allow your fruits to be placed in the same bag with meats. Juices may leak and contaminate the fruit.'
mycontent[10]='Apricots, apples, pears, cherries, and peaches contain a small amount of the chemical called amygdalin, which tends to release cyanide, a deadly poison. Best advice is not to ingest the pits. Problems are rare and you would have to eat about 60 apricot pits to get a lethal dose.'
mycontent[11]='Yes, a tomato is a fruit.'
mycontent[12]='Coconut water found inside a coconut is almost fat free and high in vitamin K.'
mycontent[13]='Coconut oil is made from the meat of the coconut and is very high in saturated fat.'
mycontent[14]='Maraschino cherries contain red dye number 2, which, according the studies by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Report, may cause birth defects.'
mycontent[15]='To preserve the nutritional value of fruits, it is best to leave them in their original wrappings. This applies to vegetables, as well.'
mycontent[16]='Excessive consumption of acidic fruit juices can wear away tooth enamel.'
mycontent[17]='Order of nutritional quality of fruits is fresh if grown properly, dehydrated Grade A, freeze dried, frozen, and finally, canned.'
mycontent[18]='Some of the best sources of pectin are figs, oranges, apples, bananas, pears and soybeans. Pectin is being studied as a significant factor in assisting the body to increase its good cholesterol (HDL) levels.'
mycontent[19]='Dried fruit loses most of its vitamin C when dried but it does retain almost all of the minerals and is still high in beta-carotene.'
mycontent[20]='Dried fruits may contain sulfites as a preservative. Sulfites have been known to cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. It would be best to dehydrate your own.'
mycontent[21]='Dentists are advising that dried fruits may stick to your teeth increasing your risk of tooth decay. Best to brush after eating dried fruits.'
mycontent[22]='Cream will not curdle when poured over fruits if you add a pinch of baking soda with the cream before serving.'
mycontent[23]='To reduce the amount of food discolorization, slice bananas, pears, apples, plums and peaches with a stainless steel knife, then either combine them with any citrus fruit or sprinkle them with lemon or pineapple juice. Refrigerate as soon as possible.'
mycontent[24]='Keep the rinds of oranges and grapefruits. Grate them and store in a tightly sealed jar in the refrigerator. They will make excellent flavorings for cakes and frostings.'
mycontent[25]='For the best flavor, cook dried fruit in the same water it was thawed in.'
mycontent[26]='If you add a small pat of butter when cooking fruit for jams and jellies and you will not have any foam to skim off the top.'
mycontent[27]='If you have any problems with fruit jelly not setting up, place the jars in a shallow pan half filled with cold water, then bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.'
mycontent[28]='To make ripe olives taste better, soak them overnight in olive oil with a clove of garlic added.'
mycontent[29]='When making fruit compote, try adding some herbs, such as sweet cicely, mint or basil to bring out a sweeter flavor.'
mycontent[30]='To ripen fruit, place it in a brown paper bag in a dark place for a few days.'
mycontent[31]='If whole citrus fruits are warmed in the microwave or oven for a few minutes, they will yield more juice.'
mycontent[32]='Lemons, limes and grapefruits will not wilt or shrink if stored in water in the refrigerator. Place a small saucer on top of the fruits if necessary, to keep them submerged.'
mycontent[33]='To make dry raisins plump again, wash them, place them in a shallow dish and bake them covered in a preheated 350 degree oven for no more than ten minutes.'
mycontent[34]='To test fruit for ripeness, stick a toothpick in the fruit at the stem end. If it goes in and out clean and with ease, the fruit is ripe and can be eaten.'
mycontent[35]='Dried fruits are graded. Extra Fancy, Fancy, Extra Choice, Choice or Standard. These grades are based solely on size, color, condition and water content, not nutrient content.'
mycontent[36]='Dried fruits kept in an airtight container will keep up to six months in a cool dry place or up to one year if placed in the refrigerator.'
mycontent[37]='To easily chop raisins, place a small amount of butter on both sides of the knife.'
mycontent[38]='Dried fruits are graded: Extra Fancy, Fancy, Extra Choice, Choice or Standard. These grading are based solely on size, color, condition and water content, not nutrient content.'
mycontent[39]='Dried fruits kept in an airtight container will keep up to six months in a cool, dry place or up to one year if placed in the refrigerator.'
mycontent[40]='Berries should be fairly firm. Color should be good and not faded. Berries should all be refrigerated and should not be allowed to dry out.'
mycontent[41]='Use berries within two to three days after purchase for best flavor and nutritional value.'
mycontent[42]='Berries do not ripen once picked.'
mycontent[43]='Choose only bright red strawberries and plump firm blueberries that are light to dark blue.'
mycontent[44]='Always check the bottom of berry containers to be sure they are not stained from rotting berries or if they show any mold.'
mycontent[45]='Mold on berries spreads quickly. Never leave a moldy berry next to a good one. This applies to all fruits.'
mycontent[46]='Never hull strawberries until they have been washed or they will absorb too much water and become mushy.'
mycontent[47]='By adding one-quarter teaspoon of baking soda to the cranberries when cooking, you will use fewer sweeteners.'
mycontent[48]='Strawberries should be stored in the refrigerator in a plastic colander allowing the air to circulate around them.'
mycontent[49]='A V-shaped can opener is ideal for hulling strawberries.'
mycontent[50]='Salt will make a grapefruit taste sweeter.'
mycontent[51]='Since nobody likes mushy fruit many recipes ask you to add sugar to the recipe. This strengthens the cell walls and brings the water back into the cells that the cooking has removed.'
mycontent[52]='Fruit consumption in the United States rose from 101 pounds per person in 1970 to 124 pounds per person in 1994 and continues to rise.'
mycontent[53]='If you allow a grapefruit to stand in boiling water for a few minutes, it will be easier to peel.'
mycontent[54]='Salt will make a grapefruit taste sweeter.'
mycontent[55]='Remember when peaches were all fuzzy? Today peaches are defuzzed by a mechanical brushing process before shipment.'
mycontent[56]='Since nobody cares for mushy fruit, many recipes ask you to add sugar to the ingredients. This strengthens the cell walls and brings the water back into the cells that the cooking has removed.'
mycontent[57]='Peel kiwis with a vegetable peeler for less waste.'
mycontent[58]='Kiwi makes an excellent meat tenderizer when pureed and used in a marinade.'
mycontent[59]='A new category of foods is not known as the Fruit Vegetables and includes eggplant, squash, peppers and tomatoes. These are all the seed bearing bodies of the plants they grow on.'
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