Ed Leafe wrote: > On Aug 23, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Ricardo Araoz wrote: > >> I was just enjoying a hot shower and suddenly this ghastly thought >> came >> to my mind. Have you cured your mate? >> If you haven't then the taste will be awful check "como curar un mate" >> in google or check >> http://www.aseturmisiones.com/esp/el_mate/como_curarlo.htm (I would >> cure >> it this way). > > > You mean curing the gourd, right? > > I was expecting some cool new technique for treating the mate itself > that I hadn't heard of, but based on my limited ability to read > Spanish, it seems that they are discussing curing the gourd. Do you > call the gourd 'mate' also? > > -- Ed Leafe >
Yep, the gourd is the "mate", the herb is "yerba" or "yerba mate". You see, the gourd is made out of a kind of pumpkin the indians called "mati", the name comes from there. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
