Pictured above is the ghetto contraption I was talking about last time. It works well for me when I need to strain my juices, but the downside is it takes FOREVER to get all of the juice out (as I do not like to waste anything).
This morning, I opened up the refrigerator and saw a six pack of oranges from Westerly's (health food store in NYC). Oranges didn't sound so good to me for breakfast, but orange juice did. I knew that making the juice would be a long process...but an intense craving kicked in and I just knew I had to do whatever it took to make it. I had no idea how the juice would taste or whether or not I'd like it, so I used three oranges instead of blending up the whole pack. My Mom has been buying a lot of the discount produce from Westerly's lately and I make it a point to use it right away because the discount fruits and veggies are usually pretty close to expiration...much like these oranges were. Don't get me wrong, they were definitely good, but they'll be useless within a few days.
Moving along, I peeled up the oranges a threw them in the blender. I didn't want to use any water because there is nothing I hate more than diluted juice, so I just let the blender do its thing. When it was done blending, I had to transfer what was blended into a plastic cup and pour the cup contents into the spaghetti strainer which was on top of the blender (above).
The orange pulp in the strainer looked like this:
This morning, I opened up the refrigerator and saw a six pack of oranges from Westerly's (health food store in NYC). Oranges didn't sound so good to me for breakfast, but orange juice did. I knew that making the juice would be a long process...but an intense craving kicked in and I just knew I had to do whatever it took to make it. I had no idea how the juice would taste or whether or not I'd like it, so I used three oranges instead of blending up the whole pack. My Mom has been buying a lot of the discount produce from Westerly's lately and I make it a point to use it right away because the discount fruits and veggies are usually pretty close to expiration...much like these oranges were. Don't get me wrong, they were definitely good, but they'll be useless within a few days.
Moving along, I peeled up the oranges a threw them in the blender. I didn't want to use any water because there is nothing I hate more than diluted juice, so I just let the blender do its thing. When it was done blending, I had to transfer what was blended into a plastic cup and pour the cup contents into the spaghetti strainer which was on top of the blender (above).
The orange pulp in the strainer looked like this:
When I saw this, I was hit with a bit of nostalgia because it looked just like the yellow grits my Mom used to make before she stopped cooking and started focusing more on raw foods.
Even though I was using the spoon to press out whatever juice was in there, it still took a good ten minutes to get everything out. Once again, I was tempted to experiment with the remaining pulp, but that's something I have to plan out for another time.
I woke up late today, which meant that I was extremely hungry when I was putting this together, so I devoured a grapefruit while waiting for the strainer to do its job. That grapefruit really hit the spot...it was tastier than usual, probably due to my empty stomach.
After straining the juice to the max and re-blending the non-pulppy juice, I was finally able to sit and enjoy what I had put so much work into. Turned out that the amount I made fit my glass perfectly...the glass was filled to the very top, no more, no less.
I was in such a state of euphoria after drinking it. I don't even think I could go back to juice from concentrate after experiencing this.
Bye Bye Tropicana
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