Pomegranate molasses is widely available at Middle Eastern grocery stores. It is nothing more than the concentrated pom juice and is very cost effective to purchase. I found the brand listed below locally for $7.00. It tastes pleasant and very tart. I have used it as a substitute for tamarind paste in Island Style cooking. A couple of tablespoons and some sweetener in a glass of water makes a very nice ade type drink. That "wonderful" pom is sooo expensive... I thought I'd share a more cost effective way to get those stellar benefits. Thanks Gardengrove for this and the sapodilla info!!! I, for one, very much appreciate the information. Here is a link that might be useful: This brand

I just came back from the doctor because of my mouth. I had some dental work done a month ago and had some places appear in my mouth the next week. The first thought was a reaction to what the new crown was made of but it was the same material as my other crowns. Then I thought it was a food allergy cause I had been eating strawberries and cantaloupe both are highly acidic. Anyway it would appear to be getting better with the mouth rinse the doctor prescribed but never went away. This week my tongue has been very sore and red on the sides. The doctor said it was STomatitis, which is an inflamation of the muscous lining of the mouth. She said some people are more prone to get it and it often shows up after dental work. She has given me another rinse with an antibotic in it. She said though that if I had WHITe spots on the areas that it would be Apthous ulcers and that that would be treated differently. From what the OP described that might be what you have. I strongly suggest you see the doctor as she said that it could become very painful. I know how mine hurts and its not that. I am not trying to diagonse your problem but found it coincidental that she mentioned it. Hope your problem is better by now.

I'm happy to report it's definitely on the mend. I've been babying it big time, keeping it clean with water, air drying, then putting powder on it. Susan, in the summer I sweat big time under my breasts because I don't wear a bra around the house. We live in the country and people know not to just stop by without calling first. Last summer I developed an itchy rash in the folds of my skin and looked it up online and I believe it was a fungus infection. What I used was an over the counter anti-fungul creme that you use for athelet's foot. It was gone in a day or two. Oh, the same creme is used for dogs and people when they get ringworm! Dogs are more common in the ears if they have floppy ears. lol. So it's a good med to have on hand, along with Gold Bond powder, not the cream. The humidity this week is still horrible which contributes to all these rashes.

Dec. 7, 2006 Actually I got some sort of good news about Elvira. I don't really understand all the medical mumbo jumbo but even though they found mast cells in the biopsy, it isn't full blown cancer yet. I guess it is a pre-cancer. So not much they can do since chemo won't help and can't operate because hard to reach in that palate area. The vet said she could go years like this with it in a semi dormant state. Then she told me the possible bad news. They found a shadow on the chest xray around the trachea. She had a people radiologist (her husband) look at it and he thought it might be an enlarged heart. So she is sending it off to a dog radiologist to get a second opinion. So might have to take her in for a heart ultra sound and she might have something wrong with her valves. They can put her on medication if she does. Dec. 8, 2006 I got another call from the vet and she has to have more tests. She got the results back from the dog radiologist and she does have a mild enlargement of the left aterium of the heart. The vet seemed to think it was nothing to worry about though. He also noticed a "severe liver enlargement" so they are first going to do a blood test then if that indicates something, more xrays of the liver. It could be caused by anything. So it continues and I will do what ever I can to make it a good life for her for however long I have her. Clare