I cook fairly well most of the time, but I definitely have a brown thumb
when it comes to gardening, etc. Afew months ago, I purchased an "aloe"
plant, just to have around, and because I knew its "insides" (the
gel-like stuff) works well for burns. Thankfully, aloe plants also
tolerate a lot of "abuse" and "neglect."

Well, guess what I did tonight? I steamed-burned a part of my hand when
I tried to clean a small 8" cast-iron skillet. Go figure, just a
fraction of a second of exposure to steam can do a lot of damage to
human flesh!

After I ran my injured hand under very cold tap water for quite a few
minutes (about 10 min?) and then some more, I amputated a stalk of the
aloe plant... and as if deveining a shrimp, I split the aloe stalk right
down the center, but not all the way through to the opposite side, then
layed the "butterflied" gel-portion of the aloe plant next to my burned
(er, steamed!) knuckles and fingers.

What a relief! Does anyone else have a story to share about aloe
plants???

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