These are now being frozen along with a fresh pineapple that John brought home last week. They say to eat the pineapple right away but we lost sight of it on our cluttered kitchen table so it was neglected. But no worries. It just got that much sweeter. I found it, hacked off the top, cut all of the skin off, chopped it into bits and prepped it to freeze for smoothies, along with the batch of home grown strawberries (which didn't yield very much). I love pineapples. Along with a lot of other fruits. I hear that the pulp has extra goodness in it that helps muscles to repair quickly. I didn't throw those bits out. I put them in my high-powered blender along with some harvested strawberries, raw honey, pineapple chucks, and plain Greek yogurt for a quick snack. Yum.
And for the most exciting part of my day, ok, it doesn't take much to excite me... I have read that you can make a starter scoby from a regular bottle of commercial raw kombucha. I have sweet friends that have offered to give me a "baby" from one of their scobys but they live very far away and there is timing to this. It's like jumping rope, you have to jump in at a certain time in order for it to go correctly. I will keep you posted on how this works out. If you don't want to make your own, you can get a kit here http://www.culturesforhealth.com/kombucha-tea-starter-culture.html. If you want to learn, I found a youtube video (along with tons of other ones). You can see this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgi8ZrQM6Ow. Kombucha is a fairly expensive drink and is impossible to find where I live so It's better that I try to make it. It cultivates healthy bacteria in your intestines, like the bacteria in yogurt but a different family, which is excellent for your immune system. I love this idea and HAVE to make it myself :)
This is very fun for me. I'm enjoying every second. I'm hoping for a good harvest.
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