Avocados (I love 'em, too!)

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I remember my first experience with (eating) avocados. I was a young student

nurse and often shopped for a few foods to eat in the dorm, to save money,

instead of eating at the hospital cafeteria.

 

I bought a lot of yogurt back then, when " Dannon " yogurts were a FULL 8 oz. and

came in small, WAXED CARDBOARD cups with the " fruit on the bottom " , as the

advertizing stated. Id ride a bike from the dorm to the nearest grocery and back

with a single (easier to carry) bag of food stuff to keep in a little dorm

fridge I had.

 

Anyway, on one shopping trip, I saw avocados displayed. (This was in

Indiana--avocados were still a rarity in the produce dep't. in those (early

70's) days). The dark green fruit looked enticing, so I bought one.

I didn't even know how to tell if it was ripe or not, but I think I lucked

out--it was JUST ripe at the time.

 

When I got to the dorm and wanted to eat something later that evening, I thought

to myself, " How do I eat this thing? " I had tasted only a single bite once

before, at my grandmother's, but remembered only that it was pretty bland and

kind of " nutty " .

 

Suddenly, I got an idea: I peeled and chopped the avocado into chunks.

I opened up a " lemon " Dannon yogurt and stirred it up. I opened a can of

pineapple tid-bits and scooped some into the yogurt, stirring in the chunks of

avocado also.

 

That was it. Lemon-flavored Dannon yogurt, small pineapple tid-bits and chunks

of mild-tasting, rips avocado. It was PERFECT, and I LOVED it!

(NOW, I think the only thing that might have made it even better would have been

a bit of coconut stirred into the yogurt, as well.) It was a great combination

of flavors and textures and it sealed my appreciation for the flavor and texture

of avocado, in particular.

 

I don't buy avocados too often, but when they are at a good price, I sometimes

buy several. The only thing I can't figure out is what to do once they go " past "

that perfect, ripe state and start to get weird, brown, fiber-y spots--are they

still good to eat??? Sometimes I don't hit it right and they start going

over-ripe, so I wonder if I need to cut off the brown parts or just eat it or

toss out the whole thing.

 

Anyway, that's how I got acquainted with avocados and now I love them!

 

Best to y'all!

--Laura B., in Illinois