Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
things went wrong!)


Sarah
(Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)

Sarah wrote:
>
> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
> things went wrong!)
>
> Sarah
> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)

I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
expensive?? Was it worth it?

Sky, who's ever curious

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Sky wrote:
> Sarah wrote:
>> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
>> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
>> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
>> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
>> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
>> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
>> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
>> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
>> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
>> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>> things went wrong!)
>>
>> Sarah
>> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>
> I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
> expensive?? Was it worth it?
>
> Sky, who's ever curious
>
>
Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit

One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:

http://miracleuk.info/

flitterbit wrote:
>
> Sky wrote:
> > Sarah wrote:
> >> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
> >> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
> >> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
> >> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
> >> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
> >> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
> >> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
> >> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
> >> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
> >> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
> >> things went wrong!)
> >>
> >> Sarah
> >> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
> >
> > I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
> > expensive?? Was it worth it?
> >
> > Sky, who's ever curious
> >
> >
> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>
> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>
> http://miracleuk.info/

The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
'per pound' (of weight).

Sky

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On Wed 10 Sep 2008 01:35:31p, Sky told us...

> flitterbit wrote:
>>
>> Sky wrote:
>> > Sarah wrote:
>> >> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll
>> >> a small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you
>> >> eat for the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet
>> >> lemonade, tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy
>> >> pop! I'm assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a
>> >> strong fruit punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but
>> >> wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is
>> >> disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit. It would make a good party
>> >> piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's about it, after
>> >> initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so could ruin
>> >> a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>> >> things went wrong!)
>> >>
>> >> Sarah
>> >> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>> >
>> > I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
>> > expensive?? Was it worth it?
>> >
>> > Sky, who's ever curious
>> >
>> >
>> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>>
>> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>>
>> http://miracleuk.info/
>
> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
> 'per pound' (of weight).
>
> Sky
>

There was a time when kiwis and starfruit were a dollar per fruit, too.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Wed 10 Sep 2008 01:35:31p, Sky told us...
>
>> flitterbit wrote:
>>>
>>> Sky wrote:
>>> > Sarah wrote:
>>> >> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll
>>> >> a small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you
>>> >> eat for the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet
>>> >> lemonade, tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy
>>> >> pop! I'm assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a
>>> >> strong fruit punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but
>>> >> wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is
>>> >> disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit. It would make a good party
>>> >> piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's about it, after
>>> >> initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so could ruin
>>> >> a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>>> >> things went wrong!)
>>> >>
>>> >> Sarah
>>> >> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>>> >
>>> > I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
>>> > expensive?? Was it worth it?
>>> >
>>> > Sky, who's ever curious
>>> >
>>> >
>>> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>>>
>>> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>>>
>>> http://miracleuk.info/
>>
>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
>> 'per pound' (of weight).
>>
>> Sky
>>
>
> There was a time when kiwis and starfruit were a dollar per fruit, too.

Here's a NY Times article on them, including uses at the bar. Prices
quoted here are two to three dollars a berry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html

<q>

He cautioned that not everyone enjoys the berry's long-lasting effects.
Despite warnings, he said, one woman became irate after drinking one of
his cocktails. He said, "She was, like, 'What did you do to my mouth?'"

</q>

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On Wed 10 Sep 2008 02:28:19p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Wed 10 Sep 2008 01:35:31p, Sky told us...
>>
>>> flitterbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sky wrote:
>>>> > Sarah wrote:
>>>> >> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you
roll
>>>> >> a small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you
>>>> >> eat for the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet
>>>> >> lemonade, tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy
>>>> >> pop! I'm assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a
>>>> >> strong fruit punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but
>>>> >> wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is
>>>> >> disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit. It would make a good party
>>>> >> piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's about it, after
>>>> >> initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so could
ruin
>>>> >> a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>>>> >> things went wrong!)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Sarah
>>>> >> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>>>> >
>>>> > I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's
quite
>>>> > expensive?? Was it worth it?
>>>> >
>>>> > Sky, who's ever curious
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>>>>
>>>> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>>>>
>>>> http://miracleuk.info/
>>>
>>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
>>> 'per pound' (of weight).
>>>
>>> Sky
>>>
>>
>> There was a time when kiwis and starfruit were a dollar per fruit, too.
>
> Here's a NY Times article on them, including uses at the bar. Prices
> quoted here are two to three dollars a berry.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html
>
> <q>
>
> He cautioned that not everyone enjoys the berry's long-lasting effects.
> Despite warnings, he said, one woman became irate after drinking one of
> his cocktails. He said, "She was, like, 'What did you do to my mouth?'"
>
> </q>
>

I know I won't be wasting my money on them.

--
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Date: Wednesday, 09(IX)/10(X)/08(MMVIII)
*******************************************
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8wks 5dys 9hrs 24mins
*******************************************
Who? Me? I just dropped in to stir up
some trouble.
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"Sky" > wrote
> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
> 'per pound' (of weight).

I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting fruit
when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.

Freeze dried? Where did it come from?

I blogged about this and I found some info on the 'Miracle' plant
(Synsepalum dulcificum Daniell) at the California Rare Fruit Growers
site.
It sounds like it might be easy to grow in wamer climates.
http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/miraclefruit.html

See? Money can grow on trees! And, I'm sorry, but I'd need a plant to
do a lot more than make things taste funny before I'd call it a
'miracle'!


--------
USDA Zone 10
So California
http://www.theGardenPages.com

"cybercat" > fnord
:

>
> "Sky" > wrote
>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
>> 'per pound' (of weight).
>
> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting
> fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.
>
>

Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
sweet for a few hours.

--
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"Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! Adapt or haul ass!"
- some hillbilly from FL

Saerah Gray wrote:

>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting
>> fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.
>>
>>
>
> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
> sweet for a few hours.

I haven't read the articles yet but I wonder if anyone is investigating
use for helping disguise horrible tasting medications?? It could be very
useful there!

On Sep 10, 7:25*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> Saerah Gray wrote:
> >> I am *still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting
> >> fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.
>
> > Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
> > berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
> > sweet for a few hours.
>
> I haven't read the articles yet but I wonder if anyone is investigating
> use for helping disguise horrible tasting medications?? It could be very
> useful there!

This fascinates me . . . but I'm on a fixed income and I'm waiting for
the berries that make oatmeal taste like mashed potatoes and gravy!
Lynn in Fargo

"Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
. 102...
> "cybercat" > fnord
> :
>
>>
>> "Sky" > wrote
>>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
>>> 'per pound' (of weight).
>>
>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting
>> fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.
>>
>>
>
> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
> sweet for a few hours.
>

Like there's a huge difference between tasting sweet fruit and just tasting
sweet. It sounds disgusting.

"Lynn from Fargo" > wrote

>This fascinates me . . .

It is fascinating, but I just cannot imagine wanting to consume the stuff.

"cybercat" > fnord
:

>
> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
> . 102...
>> "cybercat" > fnord
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Sky" > wrote
>>>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>>>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates
>>>> to 'per pound' (of weight).
>>>
>>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep
>>> tasting fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will
>>> pass.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
>> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
>> sweet for a few hours.
>>
>
> Like there's a huge difference between tasting sweet fruit and just
> tasting sweet. It sounds disgusting.
>
>

Um, there is. Sugar doesn't taste like a cherry.

--
Saerah

"Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! Adapt or haul ass!"
- some hillbilly from FL

In article 7>, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>On Wed 10 Sep 2008 01:35:31p, Sky told us...
>> flitterbit wrote: >>> Sky wrote: >>> > Sarah wrote:
>>> >> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll
>>> >> a small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you
>>> >> eat for the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet
>>> >> lemonade, tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy
>>> >> pop! I'm assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a
>>> >> strong fruit punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but
>>> >> wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is
>>> >> disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit. It would make a good party
>>> >> piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's about it, after
>>> >> initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so could ruin
>>> >> a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>>> >> things went wrong!)
>>> >
>>> > I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
>>> > expensive?? Was it worth it? -- Sky, who's ever curious
>>>
>>> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>>> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>>> http://miracleuk.info/
>>
>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates to
>> 'per pound' (of weight).
>
>There was a time when kiwis and starfruit were a dollar per fruit, too.

You get a lot more of them for your dollar than you would with those
silly little miracle fruit (and they're more useful too .

Mate of mine has a tree growing in his little orchard as a curiosity.
He brings a few in to the office when they're in season, to provide a
bit of light entertainment at smoko time. (He usually brings a few
lemons too, so people can try the effect on something familiar.)

Frankly, I can't see they have any use at all, apart from novelty.
I certainly wouldn't pay money for them.

Cheers, Phred.

--
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"Sky" > wrote in message
...
> Sarah wrote:
>>
>
> I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
> expensive?? Was it worth it?
>
> Sky, who's ever curious
>
> --
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I just bought a tester pack. gram of freeze dried powder for £5 inc p & p. I
was feeling flush at the time and spending £5 seemed like a good idea! It's
not really worth the money, although it could be a good way to get nasty
tasting medicine into 7 year old if needed!
Won't be buying it again, but a tiny amount goes a long way.
It's also quite nice when the effect wears off and you can taste normally
again.

Sarah

Sarah wrote:
> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a
> small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for
> the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade,
> tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm
> assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit
> punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the
> first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar
> tastes like grit.
> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but
> that's about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of
> hours, so could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or
> save it if things went wrong!)
>
>
> Sarah
> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)

I am trying to think of some positive way to use this. Maybe it
could be used to help camouflage vile medicines?

--
Jean B.

Goomba wrote:
> Saerah Gray wrote:
>
>>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep tasting
>>> fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will pass.
>>>
>>
>> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
>> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
>> sweet for a few hours.
>
> I haven't read the articles yet but I wonder if anyone is investigating
> use for helping disguise horrible tasting medications?? It could be very
> useful there!

heh! Here I posted the same thing RIGHT before I hit this message.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:07:22 -0400, flitterbit wrote:

> Sky wrote:
>> Sarah wrote:
>>> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
>>> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
>>> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
>>> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
>>> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
>>> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
>>> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
>>> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
>>> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
>>> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>>> things went wrong!)
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>>
>> I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
>> expensive?? Was it worth it?
>>
>> Sky, who's ever curious
>>
> >
> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>
> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>
> http://miracleuk.info/

how bizarre! but i'm not sure why you would want to produce such an
effect.

i think i'd prefer good old-fashioned l.s.d. to 'flavor tripping.'

your pal,
blake

Laura from MomsRetro.com wrote:
> Freeze dried? Where did it come from?
>
> I blogged about this and I found some info on the 'Miracle' plant
> (Synsepalum dulcificum Daniell) at the California Rare Fruit Growers
> site.
> It sounds like it might be easy to grow in wamer climates.
> http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/miraclefruit.html
>
> See? Money can grow on trees! And, I'm sorry, but I'd need a plant to
> do a lot more than make things taste funny before I'd call it a
> 'miracle'!
>
Apparently it doesn't make things taste "funny", rather, it makes
non-sweet things taste sweet.

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:07:22 -0400, flitterbit wrote:
>
>> Sky wrote:
>>> Sarah wrote:
>>>> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a small
>>>> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for the next
>>>> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade, tomatoes? almost
>>>> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even vinegar
>>>> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay if you
>>>> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you enjoy
>>>> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
>>>> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but that's
>>>> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of hours, so
>>>> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save it if
>>>> things went wrong!)
>>>>
>>>> Sarah
>>>> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)
>>> I've heard about this 'fruit' - but I also heard/read that it's quite
>>> expensive?? Was it worth it?
>>>
>>> Sky, who's ever curious
>>>
>> >
>> Here's a link to the Wikipedia article on it; interesting stuff!
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
>>
>> One website I looked at charges 14.99 pounds for 10 portions:
>>
>> http://miracleuk.info/
>
> how bizarre! but i'm not sure why you would want to produce such an
> effect.
>
> i think i'd prefer good old-fashioned l.s.d. to 'flavor tripping.'
>
> your pal,
> blake
>
>
I'm not sure I'd want to do this either, but apparently some folks use
it as a weight-loss aid by enhancing the sweet taste of things that
aren't particularly sweet. Whatever floats a boat, I guess I wonder
if there are any deleterious effects on one's taste receptors if this is
done a lot over a relatively long period of time?

Sarah wrote:
> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you roll a
> small amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for
> the next hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade,
> tomatoes? almost like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm
> assured even vinegar tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit
> punch, which is okay if you don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the
> first few sips if you enjoy shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar
> tastes like grit.
> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but
> that's about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of
> hours, so could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or
> save it if things went wrong!)

How about hard alcohol? More room for alcohol without needing chaser.

-sw

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> I know I won't be wasting my money on them.

But you'll gladly pay good money to eat snozberries(*) any day.

-sw

(*) A reference to the book "My Uncle Oswald", by Robert Dahl.

"Sqwertz" > wrote
>
> How about hard alcohol? More room for alcohol without needing chaser.
>

Now there's the first practical application I can see!

"flitterbit" > wrote
>>
>> i think i'd prefer good old-fashioned l.s.d. to 'flavor tripping.'
>>

Two words: Fresh Peyote. Lightly peeled and eaten with oranges to quell the
bitterness. In the days when the Native American Church could legally sell
it in NYC because it was part of their religious rituals. And you got a card
saying you were a member of the church with the first purchase.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote
>>
>> How about hard alcohol? More room for alcohol without needing chaser.
>>
>
> Now there's the first practical application I can see!
>
well got '****ed as a fart' as they say here in England, and it tasted like
I'd been drinking fruit juice! Which is okay but I'd bought SA shiraz, fish
hoek, at £6.20 a bottle!
Will try it on cheap and nasty stuff next time.

Sarah

> GUEST wrote:
> Finally got my delivery of freeze dried miracle fruit. Once you
roll a small
> amount around your mouth (behave Sheldon!) everything you eat for
the next
> hour tastes sweet! Lemon juice? tasted like sweet lemonade,
tomatoes? almost
> like eating a plum, except for the juicy pop! I'm assured even
vinegar
> tastes good. Shiraz tasted like a strong fruit punch, which is okay
if you
> don't like shiraz, but wears thin after the first few sips if you
enjoy
> shiraz! Ketchup is disgusting, and sugar tastes like grit.
> It would make a good party piece, or disguise a terrible meal, but
that's
> about it, after initial amazement. The effect lasts a couple of
hours, so
> could ruin a dinner party, if you gave it before the meal! (Or save
it if
> things went wrong!)
>
>
> Sarah
> (Raiding store cupboards to try new tastes!)

Looks
intresting, but seems somewhat hard to look after, im more into
simple plants, but have never seen or heard of this plant up till
now,,,very intresting

"Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
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> "cybercat" > fnord
> :
>
>>
>> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
>> . 102...
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>>> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Sky" > wrote
>>>>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US$1/per
>>>>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that translates
>>>>> to 'per pound' (of weight).
>>>>
>>>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep
>>>> tasting fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will
>>>> pass.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in the
>>> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything taste
>>> sweet for a few hours.
>>>
>>
>> Like there's a huge difference between tasting sweet fruit and just
>> tasting sweet. It sounds disgusting.
>>
>>
>
> Um, there is. Sugar doesn't taste like a cherry.
>

If you need the point that bad then take it, Spanky.

cybercat wrote:
> "flitterbit" > wrote
>>> i think i'd prefer good old-fashioned l.s.d. to 'flavor tripping.'
>>>
>
> Two words: Fresh Peyote. Lightly peeled and eaten with oranges to quell the
> bitterness. In the days when the Native American Church could legally sell
> it in NYC because it was part of their religious rituals. And you got a card
> saying you were a member of the church with the first purchase.
>
>
I didn't write what you're quoting; rather, it was part of the post made
by Blake to which I was replying.

"cybercat" > fnord news:gabpcd$cjc$1
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>
> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
> . 102...
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>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
>>> . 102...
>>>> "cybercat" > fnord
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sky" > wrote
>>>>>> The price I saw quoted (I forget if it was TV or what) was US
$1/per
>>>>>> fruit! Little things they are too. I wonder what that
translates
>>>>>> to 'per pound' (of weight).
>>>>>
>>>>> I am still trying to figure out why anyone would want to keep
>>>>> tasting fruit when eating/drinking other things. I think I will
>>>>> pass.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you read? You don't taste the fruit for hours. The protein in
the
>>>> berries causes a reaction on your tastebuds to make everything
taste
>>>> sweet for a few hours.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Like there's a huge difference between tasting sweet fruit and just
>>> tasting sweet. It sounds disgusting.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Um, there is. Sugar doesn't taste like a cherry.
>>
>
> If you need the point that bad then take it, Spanky.
>
>
>

Woot! I got a point! I rock!

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Saerah

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"Saerah Gray" > wrote
>
> Woot! I got a point! I rock!
>

And what's more, it probably tasted sweet. Not like FRUIT, mind you. Just
sweet.

"cybercat" > fnord
:

>
> "Saerah Gray" > wrote
>>
>> Woot! I got a point! I rock!
>>
>
> And what's more, it probably tasted sweet. Not like FRUIT, mind you.
> Just sweet.
>
>
>

It tasted more like the fried chicken and red beans and rice I had for
dinner

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Saerah

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"Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
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> "cybercat" > fnord
> :
>
>>
>> "Saerah Gray" > wrote
>>>
>>> Woot! I got a point! I rock!
>>>
>>
>> And what's more, it probably tasted sweet. Not like FRUIT, mind you.
>> Just sweet.
>>
>>
>>
>
> It tasted more like the fried chicken and red beans and rice I had for
> dinner
>
> --

You make your own red beans and rice? If so, what seasonings?

"cybercat" > fnord news:gacao3$ikr$1
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>
> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
> . 102...
>> "cybercat" > fnord
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Saerah Gray" > wrote
>>>>
>>>> Woot! I got a point! I rock!
>>>>
>>>
>>> And what's more, it probably tasted sweet. Not like FRUIT, mind you.
>>> Just sweet.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It tasted more like the fried chicken and red beans and rice I had
for
>> dinner
>>
>> --
>
> You make your own red beans and rice? If so, what seasonings?
>
>
>

I have, but it's been a while. I use celery, onion, garlic, green
pepper, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, cumin. A chopped tomato if I
have any I'm not using for a salad or sandwiches. I've made them with
different pork flavorings; a ham hock, cubed leftover ham, smoked
sausage. The stuff tonight was from Popeyes. I was lazy.

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Saerah

"Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! Adapt or haul ass!"
- some hillbilly from FL

Sqwertz > fnord news:gabl79$ce6$3
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> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> I know I won't be wasting my money on them.
>
> But you'll gladly pay good money to eat snozberries(*) any day.
>
> -sw
>
> (*) A reference to the book "My Uncle Oswald", by Robert Dahl.
>

I think you mean Roald?

Also used in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Dude had a weird sense
of humor...

--
Saerah (as if there was not some taste differential between specimens
:>)

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"Saerah Gray" > wrote
>
> I have, but it's been a while. I use celery, onion, garlic, green
> pepper, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, cumin. A chopped tomato if I
> have any I'm not using for a salad or sandwiches. I've made them with
> different pork flavorings; a ham hock, cubed leftover ham, smoked
> sausage. The stuff tonight was from Popeyes. I was lazy.
>
> --

I'd like to make my own, I've only had the boxed mix. Zaterains. And the
salt level nearly wrecked it for me. Nearly. Not quite. I LOVE beans and
rice. I can do the black beans from scratch but never had a clue about red.
I'll google it.

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:29:07 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "Saerah Gray" > wrote
>>
>> I have, but it's been a while. I use celery, onion, garlic, green
>> pepper, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, cumin. A chopped tomato if I
>> have any I'm not using for a salad or sandwiches. I've made them with
>> different pork flavorings; a ham hock, cubed leftover ham, smoked
>> sausage. The stuff tonight was from Popeyes. I was lazy.
>>
>> --
>
> I'd like to make my own, I've only had the boxed mix. Zaterains. And the
> salt level nearly wrecked it for me. Nearly. Not quite. I LOVE beans and
> rice. I can do the black beans from scratch but never had a clue about red.
> I'll google it.

i've not made it from scratch, either. if you try it, report back.

your pal,
blake

On Sep 12, 11:42*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:29:07 -0400, cybercat wrote:
> > "Saerah Gray" > wrote
>
> >> I have, but it's been a while. I use celery, onion, garlic, green
> >> pepper, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, cumin. A chopped tomato if I
> >> have any I'm not using for a salad or sandwiches. I've made them with
> >> different pork flavorings; a ham hock, cubed leftover ham, smoked
> >> sausage. The stuff tonight was from Popeyes. I was lazy.
>
> >> --
>
> > I'd like to make my own, I've only had the boxed mix. Zaterains. And the
> > salt level nearly wrecked it for me. Nearly. Not quite. I LOVE beans and
> > rice. I can do the black beans from scratch but never had a clue about red.
> > I'll google it.
>
> i've not made it from scratch, either. *if you try it, report back.
>
> your pal,
> blake

========================

I have made Red Beans & Rice from scratch. Recipe I used first time is
in Time Life's Foods of the World cookbook - the volume that does
Louisiana (Creole & Acadian (?)
It calls for a hambone (cracked or sawed in half). If I haven't got
that I use sausage & diced ham.
Lynn in Fargo

wrote:
>I have, but it's been a while. I use celery, onion, garlic, green
>pepper, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, cumin. A chopped tomato if I
>have any I'm not using for a salad or sandwiches. I've made them with
>different pork flavorings; a ham hock, cubed leftover ham, smoked
>sausage. The stuff tonight was from Popeyes. I was lazy.

I "saw" that coming. Considering your arrogance up thread, you shouldn't
expose your sloth.

Orlando