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Thanks for the explanation Sandi. Makes perfect sense. I'll have to take my diabetic mother off the agave. Sounds like the last thing she needs.
I'm at the point where the only sweetener I use are raw fruits - and lots of those yummy dates. Your explanation of why raw fruit juices don't bother me anyway was enlightening. One doesn't think about pectin. Adding fresh grown stevia would make my culinary world larger. We have a sky light in our kitchen and plants seem to like it there a lot so I was planning on growing some herbs - so I'll try stevia too. How tall does it get? Can you trim off the tops and allow the bottoms to continue to grow like you can with so many herbs? How long does it take to grow? I'm very excited. I live in Austin Texas so it's a different plant culture and it's very dry here so it might not work in my clay yard, but I could grow a crop in my sun room, dry it in my excalibur, and then powder it in my vitamix to make my own powdered sweetener for Mom. That's a bit of work and will have to be in the future, but seems like a good way to have a sweetener around for the family. What do you think of that idea?
Thanks again RawSandi!
Greenbunny
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