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Nobrot
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Aug 20th, 2011 at 6:11pm
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Apart from the Moli D'oli in Campredo does anyone know of anywhere else,non co op, that pays cash/cheque there and then for carobs.I've ordered the new Aston and in order for me to get the free insurance I need to pay cash for it.
  
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Re: Carobs
Reply #1 - Aug 20th, 2011 at 8:57pm
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Dream on!
  
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Re: Carobs
Reply #2 - Aug 20th, 2011 at 10:55pm
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Ok Nobby
The cheapest new DB9 is 125050.00 uk pounds, which means that at €0.15 per kg, you would need to take in 958717 kg of carobs.
Matriculation extra Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin.
Maybe just stick to your little 2 wheeled tractor..............
  

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Reply #3 - Aug 21st, 2011 at 1:15am
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Ralda S.L. in Santa Barbara issues a cheque. They can do it everytime you go in or just keep your weigh in receipts til you are ready to cash in. You do have to sign up with them with deeds and id.
Alternatively there is a no questions asked backstreet mill in Amposta that takes carobs and
olives. If interested I can give you directions.
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Reply #4 - Aug 21st, 2011 at 9:12am
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Thanks Bruixot but was think somewhere Bitem/Tivenys area.
  
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Reply #5 - Aug 21st, 2011 at 9:48am
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Hey, you didn't specify where! After the terrible prices last year I decided it wasn't worth it and started running them through the chipper/shredder and supplementing our animal feed instead. Carobs make great horse kibble and the goats,sheep,ducks and donkey like it too.
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Reply #6 - Aug 21st, 2011 at 11:34am
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Put some through our shredder and supplemented the dogs food also a few years ago
  
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Reply #7 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 10:12pm
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Here's some interesting bedtime reading about carobs.
http://www.crete-region.gr/greek/energy/interim%20report.htm

Don't know why you lot are cashing them in for a mere €0.20/kg. Grind 'em up and flog them for £17/kg!!!!
http://www.rawliving.eu/super-sweeteners/mesquite-1kg.html
  
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Reply #8 - Oct 7th, 2011 at 9:45am
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We had a Wwoofer here a month or so ago and she insisted on making carob cake.Soooooo we ground up the carob,sieved the 'dust' and spent a couple or hours making enough flour.The cake was made and it was crap.
  
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Reply #9 - Oct 7th, 2011 at 2:30pm
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Hi Nobrot,
All of other halves cooking is crap so can he have the recipe ( why should he changed his habits of a life time )
  
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Reply #10 - Oct 7th, 2011 at 11:26pm
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Bulldog wrote on Oct 7th, 2011 at 2:30pm:
Hi Nobrot,
All of other halves cooking is crap so can he have the recipe ( why should he changed his habits of a life time )



No,It really is crap
  
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Reply #11 - Oct 8th, 2011 at 3:20pm
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Hi Nobrot,
If this recipe is crap we could sell it to Tesco's for thier value food range. You get your car I get my tricycle, cut Cactus jack in and he gets his own bin ( donkey friendly bin ).
Yours entrepreneur Bulldog.
  
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Re: Carobs
Reply #12 - Oct 9th, 2011 at 12:28am
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Bulldog wrote on Oct 8th, 2011 at 3:20pm:
Hi Nobrot,
If this recipe is crap we could sell it to Tesco's for thier value food range. You get your car I get my tricycle, cut Cactus jack in and he gets his own bin ( donkey friendly bin ).
Yours entrepreneur Bulldog.      


My donkeys will never make it all the way to Tescos.
Anyway they just love carobs raw......
  

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Reply #13 - Apr 19th, 2012 at 9:42pm
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Just out of curiosity does anyone know how long carobs are "harvestable" for - do they need to come straight from the tree or can you pick them from the ground.
  
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Reply #14 - Apr 20th, 2012 at 9:02am
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In my expereience carobs can be picked upto a year(possibly longer) after they fall. It all depends on the conditions and what you want to use them for. You can easily tell if a carob is any good just by the weight and texture. Weighty and shiny is how you want them. If they are dull or black and rough and/or have no weight to them then they are no good.
If you have a tree that hasn't been harvested for awhile then dig around amongst the old and obviously useless carobs as you will be surprised at how many good ones survive underneath. For the carobs to survive any length of time they need to be in the shade and have some element of moisture under the tree. If you are planning on chopping them up for animal feed then some of the tattier carobs are fine too.
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