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[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

sounds just as gnarly as the gum that is produced by juicing elderberries.  
mIEKAL

Lucky Pittman wrote:

>
> I'll testify to the persistence of the gum.  I supply P.trifoliata seeds,
> from time to time, to a guy who runs an ornamental plants nursery in
> Cincinnati.  Last year, it was pretty late before he placed his request.  I
> collected a gallon or so of frozen/thawed/partially decomposed fruits in a
> plastic grocery bag and pitched 'em into the back of the truck for a week
> or two before I got around to trying to extract & clean the seeds.  They
> were a mushy mess, so I just squeezed 'em in my hands to remove the seeds &
> did several rinses to remove any remaining pulp/rind.  My hands, as well as
> the plastic bucket I was working in, were coated with that sticky gum.  I
> liked to have never gotten it all off of my hands, but I didn't think about
> borrowing any nail polish remover from my daughter.

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