How to pick, cut, use, and eat Aloe Vera!
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| Deutsch: Echte Aloe (Aloe vera) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Unfortunately when I tried to remove one leaf I ended up cutting off most of the leaves in the middle leaving only two leaves on the base! No problem -- I thought -- "I will just fillet and eat them"! Wrong number! The inner fillet was so bitter -- I almost gagged!
I decided to just fillet all the leaves and use them topically. Only problem was that I started to itch a bit when I rubbed the inner side of the leaf on my skin. I knew I had to be doing something wrong so I decided to search for a good video on how best to pick, cut, use, and eat Aloe Vera.
Next time I will pick the leaves for my smoothie when they are nice and round! By the way -- my Aloe Vera plant just sprouted new leaves in the middle so the plant is quite hardy and will rejuvenate without much effort! Also, I used a potato masher to mash up some of the raw fillet for topical use, and froze the rest for use later. You can also use a blender but it is too much effort to clean up later! I just go with the easiest approach as long as it works! I hope that it will work for you too.
Here is a video from YouTube that describes how to pick an Aloe Vera leaf and what part is edible. Please click to view the video!
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