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mouth sensitivities
Sunday, July 17th, 2022 01:34 amWhen I make brownies or cookie bars, the edges (naturally) end up harder or crunchier than the interior parts. When cutting them into like-sized pieces as I used to do, many of the pieces would (naturally) end up with at least one hard/crunchy edge. I disliked those parts as they would sometimes hurt* my mouth and gums when I bit on them.
A few years ago when making cookies bars, I started cutting off the hard parts first in a narrow strip along all 4 sides of the pan. That way, the rest of the cookie bars are pleasantly soft and chewy on all sides. As a bonus, I even enjoy eating the harder edges when they are cut this way. In narrow strips, they are easier to eat without hurting my mouth.
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I very much dislike the rough dry fuzzy feeling of peach skins in my mouth. Therefore I peel peaches before eating them. But it seems a shame to throw away presumably healthy and rich-in-fiber peach skins, especially if the peach was reasonably ripe, in which case the skins aren't quite as bad.
So now I've found that I enjoy eating peeled peach skins on their own, as long as I fold each piece so that the fuzzy skin is on the inside and the (thin layer of) peach flesh is on the outside.
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*I have what may be called a "prominent" alveolar ridge. I estimate it extends back at least 1cm behind my upper front teeth before curving up to the top of my palate. Chewing hard crunchy food often makes that area of my mouth sore. As does biting into hard fruit like apples or pears.
A few years ago when making cookies bars, I started cutting off the hard parts first in a narrow strip along all 4 sides of the pan. That way, the rest of the cookie bars are pleasantly soft and chewy on all sides. As a bonus, I even enjoy eating the harder edges when they are cut this way. In narrow strips, they are easier to eat without hurting my mouth.
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I very much dislike the rough dry fuzzy feeling of peach skins in my mouth. Therefore I peel peaches before eating them. But it seems a shame to throw away presumably healthy and rich-in-fiber peach skins, especially if the peach was reasonably ripe, in which case the skins aren't quite as bad.
So now I've found that I enjoy eating peeled peach skins on their own, as long as I fold each piece so that the fuzzy skin is on the inside and the (thin layer of) peach flesh is on the outside.
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*I have what may be called a "prominent" alveolar ridge. I estimate it extends back at least 1cm behind my upper front teeth before curving up to the top of my palate. Chewing hard crunchy food often makes that area of my mouth sore. As does biting into hard fruit like apples or pears.