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Old 04-15-2018, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Needles View Post
My grandmother was terribly allergic to mango skin but she loved mango fruit. So she used rubber gloves to get the skins off the fruits and into the bowls. Then to get the skins into and out to the trash cans. She would get huge hives. But the fruit was no problem. Had heard the wood was very toxic.
I can't touch the fruit, my hand starts to itch and get red. I definitely can't eat them, my lips and tongue swell.
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