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[arkster]

Hey friendslist, few questions.

One, sparked by the same grandma who eats potato skins: do you eat the orange peel? 'Cuz I tried the potato skin after about a dozen of you told me how awesome it was, but orange peels strike me as marginally less likely to be good eatin'.

Two, I should totally not be feeling anything after a single glass of wine with dinner, right? Not that I'm feeling much, and what little disorientation there is is easy to compensate for, but the fact that I'm compensating at all is what startled me.

Three, is wine supposed to cure headaches? 'Cause I've had a whopper of a Sunday afternoon headache the likes of which would make Murakami Haruki wince (my grandma watches 60 Minutes without her hearing aid, turning it up to a volume audible down the street, and the kitchen sink in this house emits a high-pitched whine that is apparently inaudible to everyone here but me. That, and there is so much flower perfume in the air I can almost feel it sticking to my skin.) That glass of wine, aside from the slight destabilization, actually made me feel a bit better. Coincidence? I ask you.

Comments

[rachelthedemon.livejournal.com]

The only way I've ever eaten orange peel is in orange marmalade, so I'm the wrong person to ask.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Never had marmalade. Come to think of it, don't really know what it is. Sweet, fruity, alcoholic?

[rachelthedemon.livejournal.com]

It's a type of jam specifically made from citrus, and has pieces of the peel in it. It's pretty good, actually, but if you're sensitive to bitter stuff, stay away from sour marmalades like lemon or key lime.

[anniefelis.livejournal.com]

Orange peels are good for cooking and baking, if you grate them down. Y'know, orange zest. It gives the flavor. Otherwise the flavor is too strong and the texture is rather crappy, so I wouldn't recommend eating them

As for the wine, I think it more or less relaxed you. You might have had a tension headache, and relaxing fixed that.

[arks.livejournal.com]

...icon. ♥

That makes sense, too. God knows most of these headaches are tension affairs.

[miss-padfoot.livejournal.com]

I don't really like orange peels, except in marmalade. They're a bit bitter. But potato skins are wonderful. :D

I hope your headache goes away. Soon. I think our TV was emitting a high-pitched sound at one point, and my parents couldn't hear it because they're old fogies whose hearing range has totally gone. And it was tremendously annoying - made all the worse so because TEH ADULTS COULDN'T HEAR IT. D:

[arks.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Oh man, that high-pitched whine. Had a few monitors in a computer classroom once that did it. The teach knew about it because students had told him over the years, but he couldn't hear it at all himself. D=

[alekmarokov.livejournal.com]

Wine doesn't cure headaches. But malt liquor does.

Actually, it just makes you forget about your headache. But that's pretty much the same thing.

[arks.livejournal.com]

If I'm vaguely dizzy after one glass of wine, I'm not sure I want to know how much worse the headache would be the morning after malt liquor.

...but maybe I'll try it once.

[tr2a.livejournal.com]

you know, i could say things.

i could say that i find the orange peel completely gross, too strong, and as soon as i bite into it to start peeling the orange, i have to spit out all traces of that awful taste because i find it repulsive. i hate marmalade with inordinate passion.
i could relate to you how i was completely aghast when i found my gf admit that she eats the orange peel because as a child it was the only logical thing to do after having eaten the skin on apples as well.

but i can't since i eat the paper that comes with muffins. it's so delicious. so it would make me a hypocrite (maybe)

for the second bit, i would go with the tension headache relaxant. i dunno about you, but i can enjoy a basement gig from a shitty band thats far too loud and talentless much more when i'm punch-silly off of whiskey.

[arks.livejournal.com]

But apple skin has very little taste or texture, and orange peel is... o.o

Also, eating paper? Why not, it's plant. And muffin paper is sugar-covered plant. What more reason do you need?

[tr2a.livejournal.com]

it's why i say "maybe"
because after all it is delicious unlike the orange peel.
i dont even know how people figured out it even tastes good. back in the DAYS they must have picked up this fruit, bit into it, though "oh JESUS put it back," resulting in our complete ignorance of its deliciousness.

but no... somehow we know.

people tell me i'll have stomach problems later.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Nah, it smells good even through the peel. Plus animals eat it.

Eating paper never gave me stomach problems. I don't think we're capable of breaking down the plant fiber but I doubt it does anything.

[el-regrs.livejournal.com]

I'm thinkin' wine usually adds to headaches. At least, red wine usually does for me. Also, alcohol in general dries you out, adds to hangover effect, etc.

Odd about your situation, though. Maybe it served as a relaxant as others said.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Duly noted. I wonder if the wine ended up dehydrating me enough to make the headache worse the next morning.

eh, I'm probably overthinking.

[bethama.livejournal.com]

Um... I'm having trouble equating "orange peel" with "potato skin." Although orange peel is often used (grated) in cooking, and I think it can be eaten candied, in general it's pretty much inedible.

[arks.livejournal.com]

I thought they were both inedible, until the friendslist convinced me otherwise about the potatoes. =)

[deadshrimpblues.livejournal.com]

well, you'll notice that the only way potato skins are any good for eating is when they're fried, covered with cheese and bacon bits, then served right before a good meal of potato soup at Bennigans. Otherwise they're pretty nasty (unless they're sweet potatoes, anyway) ... Erm, what was I talking about?

And I get wobbly-headed and sleepy after two - yes, TWO - glasses of cheap Sangria wine, so you're not alone in that aspect. Some of us are just more lightweight than others, is all. Welcome to the club. It's good stuff if you need a nap.

[arks.livejournal.com]

*high-fives fellow lightweight*

Also, I like potato skins now. They're nice and rough and kind of gritty, you know, like heavy brown bread.

[golden-silence.livejournal.com]

I know that the pectin of an orange is healthy (but I still hate eating it) and have heard of candied and chocolate-covered orange peels, but I don't think I could ever eat one. XP (For the record, I eat potato skins)
As for the wine - how often do you have wine, or any type of alcohol? Some people feel the effects of wine quickly, some don't. At least the headache is better! =) The sulfites in most wines usually give me a headache. Perhaps you have hidden relaxation powers which only wine can bring forth? =)

[arks.livejournal.com]

Maybe I can add that to my list of useless superpowers!

[the-rpgenius.livejournal.com]

What you do with orange peel is grate it down and cook it into magnificent spongy cookies whose name I can't remember. Orange Zest Sponge Fingers or something. My aunt makes'em. Good eating.

[arks.livejournal.com]

...I have a recipe for orange cookies like that. Should use it.

[cadet-mcnally.livejournal.com]

In addition to what everyone else has said, orange peel, to my understanding, can be made into some kind of candy. I saw it on a cooking show once.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Almost anything fruit can be candied, I think.

[notsteven.livejournal.com]

I also never eat orange peel, but potato skins are tasty. The thing is that potato skins still taste a lot like potato, but orange peels are bitter and not very orange-y.

[arks.livejournal.com]

That's about what I thought. It was kind of weird to just see her eating them.

[jibb.livejournal.com]

Orange peel in marmalade is good, as is candied orange peel. I think you boil the orange peel for a while, then scrape off the white stuff on the inside, then boil it in sugar for quite a while. Oh so tasty.

[arks.livejournal.com]

oo. Sounds both simple and delicious. My kinda recipe.