Interested in gout

JJC, here's some info (from the 'gout' archives) I posted back on
Sept
11/02 about Tart cherries (which are also available Dried)......BJD
--- In gout@y..., "le_deuce" wrote:
People on this list are often inquiring about or praising cherries &
cherry juice for it's properties w.r.t. gout.
This weekend I chanced to drop by a cherry shop (to buy tomatoes).
while I was there, I noticed various sizes of bottles of cherry juice
and containers of juice concentrate in the cooler. I asked the
salesclerk for the prices. He gave me prices and volunteered much
info. He said the concentrate was made from a different kind of
cherry than the bottled juice and that he had people coming from all
over the state to buy the concentrate for their gout. The concentrate
is made from "Montmorency" cherries (which are tart and not usually
sold fresh to the public these days). He said that the bottled juice
he had (Bing or Black Cherry, I forget) was mainly for a beverage and
he insinuated that it didn't have much effect on gout.
In the past, I have tried the occasional quart or 1/2 gallon bottle
of pure Black Cherry juice (Knudsens or Trader Joe's in California)
in between or during attacks but I wasn't able to tell if it helped
or not. (Usually I loose interest when the pain is not there, so I've
not taken it for any long stretches).
Maybe part of the reason some people swear by cherries and others
find little or no effect is due to the particular variety of cherry
they try, maybe the tart ones have a more pronounced effect.
I don't post very often but I've been a 'lurking' member of this list
back since March '99 (archives post # 7).
....BJD
Links and info....
The Montmorency Concentrate was about US$35, but it was made from 20
gallons of cherries (the size of the concentrate looked to be about
a 1/2 gallon or so. They also have a smaller US$25 size that they
were sold out of for a few days. There was also a hand pump available
that fit into the concentrate bottles so you could pump out a shot at
a time. I got the impression there was no other ingredients in the
concentrate (need to ask), it kept in the 'fridge' for months (6 or
12, I can't remember).
The cherry shop I dropped by is C.J. Olsen Cherries in Sunnyvale,
California. Their WEB site is http://www.cjolsoncherries.com but it's
hard to find mention of the Tart Cherry concentrate on their site
(the salesclerk said they ship product UPS all over the
country(world?).
Best to try e-mailing them at bings@c... or phoning at
1-800-738-2464 to confirm this.
On Olsens' I found a link the "Cherry Marketing Institute"
(http://www.cherrymkt.org/index.html)
and they have all sorts of info on the health benefits of cherries,
especially the tart ones. They have links to other sources all over
the USA (http://www.cherrymkt.org/wheretobuy/index.html). The Health
info... http://www.cherrymkt.org/health/index.html
More than you wanted to know about cherries, eh! ..BJD
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