Mango season has just begun here in Desarmes. The rest of the country seemingly has had them for quite awhile, but now here in the Artibonite Valley all the mango trees are giving us baskets and baskets of the sweet fruit. This week I was reminded of the Mango / Poison Ivy connection. Both plants are in the same family and both contain Urushiol, the chemical that makes your skin develop a rash. Well luckily this stuff is only in Mango skin and eating it poses no problem, but if you handle it and get some sap on your hands you just may develop a rash.
So as our first PSA, be sure to wash your hands after you cut up a mango and wash well between your fingers.
Happy mango eating!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Mango - YUM! I'm very jealous! I'm pretty sure mango is never in season in Philly.
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