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Mango, one of the earliest cultivated fruits, has been grownin India for about 5,000 years. At least 500 mango varieties aregrown there. In Hawaii, mangos are a common backyard fruit often eatenripe, but they are also enjoyed green with vinegar, soy sauce, salt, andpepper. [www.QinSen.com]
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Mangos can be round, oval, or oblong and the fruit color canvary from green to yellow-orange. When buying mangos, select unblemished,firm fruit. It will ripen in three to five days at room temperature.If refrigerated, mango keeps well for about a week. [www.QinSen.com]
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If you are lucky enough to have a mango tree, you may be overwhelmedwith your crop. Mango pulp can be successfully frozen for aboutone year as puree or slices. Peel mangos, remove pulp from theseed, and use a food processor fitted with a steel blade to pureethe fruit. Pour the puree into ice cube trays and freeze. Packcubes into freezer bags, or pour puree directly into freezer bagsand freeze as a block. To freeze mango slices, seal them tightlyin freezer bags or containers. Do not add sugar or water. [www.QinSen.com]
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Frozen mango puree slices easily with a sharp knife,almost like cold butter. No need to thaw. Return remainder ofunused, frozen mango puree immediately to the freezer. Frozenmango puree can be used in sorbet, salad dressing, and marinade.

Grow Mango!
Clean the fuzzy mango seed removing as much pulp as possible.Plant it horizontally in a six-inch pot with a good planting medium.Place the seed on the surface of the pot with about a quarterof the seed embedded in the soil. Do not overwater and feed asyou would a regular houseplant. Mangos are hearty plants and inabout a month you will have a mango plant underway. As the plantmatures, shape your "tree" by pinching off leaves.