reduced OS recipe? Do NOT short the boiling time.

[Guest guest]

Absolutely not! There are no time shortcuts for making oleander soup

and to attempt to do so could be very dangerous.

 

The amount of boiling time is taken directly from the Ozel patent for

the oleander medicine Anvirzel. Regardless of the amount of leaves

you use, the boiling time should remain the same, as it is the boiling

process that obtains the compounds you need for oleander soup to be

effective and, together with the straining, removes the toxins.

 

Never forget that the raw oleander plant is quite toxic and can be

fatal in fairly small amounts. Boiling is not a process you want to

short change.

 

Now, you can easily make greater or smaller amounts. The recipe calls

for adding only enough water to cover the leaves and plant material

(the water level should only be a bit over the tops of the plant

material) - not filling the pot all the way to the top if you only

have a small amount of leaves.

 

A smaller amount of leaves reduced to a slow boil should not add that

much heat to your dwelling. At any rate, it IS necessary.

 

 

 

 

oleander soup , " jfhesson " <hessonj wrote:

>

> I'm not a very good cook; so I've no idea how to reduce recipes. Is

> it even possible? It's just that boiling for 3 hours and then again

> for 3 hours in this heat is nearly unbearable; or at least it taxes

> the, already overburdened, air conditioner. Isn't there something I

> could do with just a few leaves?

>

> Besides, my oleander is taking forever to grow. I don't want to have

> to ask the neighbors; as I don't know them so well. What would they

> think with me coming to their door with gloves and shears wanting some

> oleander?

>

[Guest guest]

OK. Thanks Tony. That's a worthy warning. You've already done the

necessary experiments for this recipe. I did read the warning in the

recipe, " FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR COOKING THE PLANT MATERIAL EXACTLY,

COOKING IT IN BOILING WATER FOR AT LEAST FOUR (4) HOURS, ... " . I was

thinking with less water and content, it could boil down (evaporate)

sooner. Just shows that I don't really cook much. This is one recipe

that should not be played with.

 

oleander soup , " Tony " wrote:

>

> Absolutely not! There are no time shortcuts for making oleander soup

> and to attempt to do so could be very dangerous.

>

> The amount of boiling time is taken directly from the Ozel patent for

> the oleander medicine Anvirzel. Regardless of the amount of leaves

> you use, the boiling time should remain the same, as it is the boiling

> process that obtains the compounds you need for oleander soup to be

> effective and, together with the straining, removes the toxins.

>

> Never forget that the raw oleander plant is quite toxic and can be

> fatal in fairly small amounts. Boiling is not a process you want to

> short change.

>

> Now, you can easily make greater or smaller amounts. The recipe calls

> for adding only enough water to cover the leaves and plant material

> (the water level should only be a bit over the tops of the plant

> material) - not filling the pot all the way to the top if you only

> have a small amount of leaves.

>

> A smaller amount of leaves reduced to a slow boil should not add that

> much heat to your dwelling. At any rate, it IS necessary.

>

> Tony