Peabody, in particular, is partial to it.
Sometimes he lies there in his own little okra forest.
Then he will forage for a discarded okra pod. I usually just toss them on the ground when they get too big and tough to eat. Okra grows very quickly. Sometimes an inch per day!
First he crushes the pod and eats all the seeds. Okra is very fibrous and if it is fresh it has a (excuse me) snotty gelatinous liquid inside. This is why most people don't like it. They, obviously, don't know how to cook it. Frying it or adding some vinegar to the stew transforms the offensive slime into a thickener. Today Peabody got an old pod but he still enjoyed it.
You talkin' 'bout me?
Yes I am. I am telling the world how you use okra for dental floss!
After crushing the pod and eating the contents Peabody starts at the tip and begins to shred the pod into its fibers.
He pulls it through his teeth from one end to the other! It must feel good to his gums.
I snapped this shot (above) while he left to chase Uno who had a toy. Then after much chewing and pulling it looks like this:
Uno traded his toy for a go at it.
If you have ever had an old dog you will know they teach the pups!
At the end the okra pods look like this:
How is that for getting the optimal use out of okra? Eventually it will be composted but there is still a couple of half hearted flossings left!!
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