HERB - Aloe Question

Fri May 8 15:44:25 PDT 1998

Unto Roseline, on the question of extending the shelf life of aloe
juices, may I suggest adding a drop or two benzoin.  It is used to extend
the shelf life of home concocted colognes/perfumes.  Benzoin is a
fixative with preservative, astringent and antiseptic properties.  You
may have to experiment with the amount needed to act as a preservative
depending on the amount of aloe juice you are putting up.

Herbally, 

Grania

On Thu, 07 May 1998 15:43:32 -0700 Diana Habra <dch at inreach.com> writes:

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>And now I have a favor to ask.  Does anyone know how to successfully
>reduce fresh aloe juice so that it is storable for a period of time?  
>I
>have extracted the juices and kept them in my refrigerator for a 
>while,
>but they last only for maybe a month at a time.  I have also tried
>cooking/reducing it only to have it come out a medium brown,
>yucky-looking color.  So if anyone has done this successfully or has 
>any
>suggestions, I would be grateful.
>
>(By the way, I have a fresh aloe plant at home that I can use as
>necessary for burns and whatnot, but I really would like to be able to
>make it into a cream or something that I could carry with me when I
>camp.)
>
>Thanks for any suggestions!
>
>Roseline
>
>P.S.  Katherine, did you know that we are neighbors?!!  I live in
>Roseville, CA (no pun intended) so if you ever need to chat with 
>someone
>nearby about herb stuff, let me know!
>
>
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><P>And now I have a favor to ask.&nbsp; Does anyone know how to 
>successfully
>reduce fresh aloe juice so that it is storable for a period of 
>time?&nbsp;
>I have extracted the juices and kept them in my refrigerator for a 
>while,
>but they last only for maybe a month at a time.&nbsp; I have also 
>tried
>cooking/reducing it only to have it come out a medium brown, 
>yucky-looking
>color.&nbsp; So if anyone has done this successfully or has any 
>suggestions,
>I would be grateful.
>
><P>(By the way, I <U>have</U> a fresh aloe plant at home that I can 
>use
>as necessary for burns and whatnot, but I really would like to be able
>to make it into a cream or something that I could carry with me when I
>camp.)
>
><P>Thanks for any suggestions!
>
><P>Roseline
>
><P>P.S.&nbsp; Katherine, did you know that we are neighbors?!!&nbsp; I
>live in Roseville, CA (no pun intended) so if you ever need to chat 
>with
>someone nearby about herb stuff, let me know!
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