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[rootofnewt]

i have a very ripe mango i want to eat.

i've never bought a whole mango before.

but i've heard the skin can make one break out.

since fruits that don't make normal people break out DO make me break out, what do i do?

i can let boy do this, but he is susceptible to poison ivy. should i find some gloves for him? peel it, then cut it?

help me! :D

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[krasota.livejournal.com]

mango skin contains an oil very similar to the oil in poison ivy that causes reactions. i was immune to poison ivy for most of my life. i managed to break out from it when i was 20, but that was the first (and the last) time. and i was really asking for it that time, to boot. ;) it's odd--i was the only person in my family *not* allergic to it as a kid.

i'm not allergic to mangos. i have mango lassi quite frequently and am usually fine with it. i eat frozen mango all the time and make frozen mango custard from canned mango. ;)

now papaya... that one i'm definitely allergic to. anaphylactic, even.

but mangoes and cashews make me happy. i've just never prepared one.