Mango season is drawing to a close and although there are a few avocados starting to appear, now is the height of passion fruit season.
Passion fruit is called chinola here, easy to grow and makes great juice. And therein lies the problem.
Apparently, so I have been reliably informed, men can eat the chinola fruit with no problem, but they cannot drink the juice. It causes impotence.
However if you add evaporated milk to the chinola juice then it doesn’t cause impotence, somehow the evap milk (Carnation as they say) negates the effect of the juice. If you want to be even more certain that there will be no issues with the juice, then you add oats as well.
I would love to have fresh chinola juice, without Carnation and without oats, but methinks in a house full of men that is unlikely to happen.
The gym has a new machine. Bars that you do dips on. Luckily they didn’t need anything else from the house.
Hector fans can see it in use!
And it is now confirmed that the buckets I used for compost, which I was promised were just moulds, are not moulds at all – the concrete is firmly stuck inside, and they are now being used regularly.
And fed up with the attention Hector is getting, husband insisted on a photo of him too!
That is hilarious. I would love to know how these old wives tales originate. Also Lindsay, I'm a fitness fanatic so if I'm able to visit you while I'm there, I'm so happy to know that I will have a gym to work out. If that's okay with you, of course! :)
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You would be very welcome Ana
DeleteFunny, Funny, Funny!!
ReplyDeleteThat really is funny! How do they think the carnation milk helps?
ReplyDeleteNo idea Holly!
DeleteHi Lindsay, I never heard about passion fruit juice causing impotence, nor about the magic powers of evaporated milk, lol :) Chinola juice gets me very sleepy, but I love it. It is a great juice for those who suffer insomnia, stress and anxiety.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Mari. I love it too - without the Carnation.
DeleteThat is funny, what would be the difference between eating the fruit and juice? The gym is getting all kitted out, soon you will have the whole neighbourhood coming to use the equipment.
ReplyDeleteI think you could be right Sami re the gym, and I have no idea what the difference is between the fruit and the juice.
DeleteMari is right, passion fruit flowers is one of the ingredients in several tisanes sold as sleep aid.
ReplyDeleteIf you continue publishing Hector's pics he will soon have thousands of foreign ladies to choose from and get married... and you will have one less male to deal with in your household. Thank you for the laughs!
Maybe that is why they say causes impotence as they just fall asleep. Most of these stories are based on some sort of tiny grain of truth.
DeleteLet me give my personal testimony. I love Chinola and drink it frequently. It does NOT cause impotence. I know.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it did, but thank you for the personal testimony. I will tell the boys.
DeleteHahahaha I have heard of DR men saying that when I was younger. I have also heard them saying that limes cause impotence too...just crazy. DR men have been so ingrained with this myth that it would be very difficult to convince them otherwise.
ReplyDeleteThat is the problem convincing them otherwise, it is the same will all the stories, they will never be convinced.
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