Oct. 23, 2020
Pitangas
Here in my house we have four mature pitanga trees (pintagueiras). When I was little, I remember there was only one of them and it was planted right next to my bedroom window. The seeds sprout very easily so there were always literally dozens of shoots sprouting everywhere on the dirt patches surrounding the tree. Unfortunately, that tree had to be cut down because of an infestation of ants that had attacked its roots. I was very sad because I liked the sound of the rain on the leaves of the tree. To replace the old pitangueira, my mom decided to plant new ones in a new place. She dug up some of the shoots and planted them in the garden in front of the house. At first, only one of them took root. But soon three new plants were spreading along the front gate.
The pitangueiras grew really fast and now some branches even lean outside of the gate. The people that live in nearby just love it! As they are walking down the street, they usually stop by the gate and pick some pitangas. Some even bring small containers to take the berries home. My mom doesn't mind that people pick them up, but she really hates when they end up breaking the branches as they are trying to reach the higher berries. And does that happen often! It's really rude.
Last month, the trees were white with flowers. Every morning, we could hear the buzzing of dozens of bees flying around and pollinating the flowers. Yesterday, my mom picked so many pitangas that she had to give some for the neighbours. She gave an entire 5 liters bucket full of them and we still had another bucket full of them, not to mention the ones we had already picked this past week.
They are very delicious to eat raw, even the sour ones. Making pitanga juice is a little bothersome, though. You can't just put them in a blender to extract the fruit pulp because the seeds are very bitter and they ruin the flavour of the juice. So, in order to extract the pulp, one has to cut each berry in half, extract the seed manually, and only then they can blend it. Making jam, though, is a much easier process. My mom selects the ripest berries and puts them in the oven in a covered container. I don't know the exact timing, but after some time you can pull them out of the oven and just by rubbing them against a sieve, the seed comes out easily. Then you can add them in a tall pot, add sugar, and reduce them to jam. One just needs be careful because pitanga jam boils really hard and your stovetop -- or worse, your arms and hands -- will become quite a mess.
Pitangas
Here in my house, we have four maturefully grown pitanga trees (pintagueiras).
When I was little, I remember there was only one of them and it was planted right next to my bedroom window.
The seeds sprout very easily, so there were always literally dozens of shoots sprouting everywhere on the dirt patches surarounding the tree.
Unfortunately, that tree had to be cut down because of an infestation of ants that had attacked its roots.
I was very sad because I liked the sound of the rain on the leaves of the tree.
To replace the old pitangueira, my mom decided to plant new ones in a new place.
She dug up some of the shoots and planted them in the garden in front of the house.
At first, only one of them took root.
But soon three new plants were spreadgrowing along the front gate.
The pitangueiras grew really fast, and now some branches even lean outside of the gate.
The people thatwho live in nearby just love it!
As they are walking down the street, they usually stop by the gate and pick some pitangas.
Some even bring small containers to take the berries home.
My mom doesn't mind that people pick them up, but she really hates when they end up breaking the branches as they arwhile trying to reach the higher berries.
And does that happen often!
It's really rude.
Last month, the trees were whitecovered in whithe flowers.
Every morning, we could hear the buzzing of dozens of bees flying around and pollinating the flowers.
Yesterday, my mom picked so many pitangas that she had to give some forto the neighbours.
She gave them an entire 5 five-liters bucket full of them, and we still had another bucket full of themleft over, not to mention the ones we had already picked this past week.
They are very delicious to eat raw, even the sour ones.
Making pitanga juice is a little bothersome, though.
You can't just put them in a blender to extract the fruit pulp because the seeds are very bitter and they ruin the flavour of the juice.
So, in order to extract the pulp, one has to cut each berry in half, extract the seed manually, and only then they cathen blend it.
Making jam, though, is a much easier process.
My mom selects the ripest berries and puts them in the oven in a covered container.
I don't know the exact timing, but after some time you can pull them out of the oven and just by rubbingrub them against a sieve, so the seeds comes out easily.
Then you can addput them in a tall pot, add sugar, and reduce them to jam.
One just needs be careful because pitanga jam boils really hard and your stovetop -- or worse, your arms and hands -- will become quite a mess.
Oct. 24, 2020
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Here in my house we have four mature pitanga trees (pintagueiras). Here in my house, we have four |
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When I was little, I remember there was only one of them and it was planted right next to my bedroom window. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The seeds sprout very easily so there were always literally dozens of shoots sprouting everywhere on the dirt patches surrounding the tree. The seeds sprout very easily, so there were always |
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Unfortunately, that tree had to be cut down because of an infestation of ants that had attacked its roots. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I was very sad because I liked the sound of the rain on the leaves of the tree. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To replace the old pitangueira, my mom decided to plant new ones in a new place. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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She dug up some of the shoots and planted them in the garden in front of the house. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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At first, only one of them took root. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But soon three new plants were spreading along the front gate. But soon three new plants were |
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The pitangueiras grew really fast and now some branches even lean outside of the gate. The pitangueiras grew really fast, and now some branches even lean outside of the gate. |
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The people that live in nearby just love it! The people |
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As they are walking down the street, they usually stop by the gate and pick some pitangas. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Some even bring small containers to take the berries home. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My mom doesn't mind that people pick them up, but she really hates when they end up breaking the branches as they are trying to reach the higher berries. My mom doesn't mind that people pick them up, but she really hates when they end up breaking the branches |
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And does that happen often! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It's really rude. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Last month, the trees were white with flowers. Last month, the trees were |
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Every morning, we could hear the buzzing of dozens of bees flying around and pollinating the flowers. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Yesterday, my mom picked so many pitangas that she had to give some for the neighbours. Yesterday, my mom picked so many pitangas that she had to |
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She gave an entire 5 liters bucket full of them and we still had another bucket full of them, not to mention the ones we had already picked this past week. She gave them an entire |
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They are very delicious to eat raw, even the sour ones. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Making pitanga juice is a little bothersome, though. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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You can't just put them in a blender to extract the fruit pulp because the seeds are very bitter and they ruin the flavour of the juice. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So, in order to extract the pulp, one has to cut each berry in half, extract the seed manually, and only then they can blend it. So |
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Making jam, though, is a much easier process. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My mom selects the ripest berries and puts them in the oven in a covered container. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I don't know the exact timing, but after some time you can pull them out of the oven and just by rubbing them against a sieve, the seed comes out easily. I don't know the exact timing, but after some time you can pull them out of the oven and |
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Then you can add them in a tall pot, add sugar, and reduce them to jam. Then you can |
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One just needs be careful because pitanga jam boils really hard and your stovetop -- or worse, your arms and hands -- will become quite a mess. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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