1. First, you go to a tropical location and pick them. But not from this tree. It's not a guava tree.
2. After you collect your fruta, spread them all out on the table and smile at how blessed you are. (The guavas are the small round yellow fruits at the top left of the photo.)
3. Then, peel them. I used a potato peeler because they were super-dee-duper ripe. A paring knife would've just smooshed them.
4. Plop them all in a blender, add some water, and blend. (My juice ended up being more like nectar, or smoothie. A little on the thick side. Next time I'll add more water to make it thinner.)
(please forgive the blurriness)
5. Pour the juice through a strainer to get all the seeds out.
6. You can compost the seeds, or feed 'em to the pigs or chickens.
7. You can drink it this way -- a refreshing tartness -- or you can add sweetener to it. In Costa Rica, you can find this sugar cane juice. Honey would work great, too. Just a little bit ...
8. Then a squeeze of lime.
Slurp!
If you want to make a breakfast smoothie out of it, dump the juice back in the blender (after rinsing out the seeds) and add a banana (and maybe an avocado!); mix.
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