Rinse each avocado under running water, and make sure that you wash it thoroughly. It doesn't matter whether you grew the avocado yourself or found it laying on the sidewalk, it's important that you rinse any chemicals and bacteria from your produce before you eat it. Dry the avocados with a clean towel afterwards to remove any persistent debris. Use a sharp knife to cut around the avocado lengthwise. Carefully place it on a cutting board, and start slicing at the top of the avocado. Rotate the avocado and knife so you cut around the entire avocado and meet up with the initial slit. Then hold the two halves of the avocado and twist them in opposite directions to open the fruit. Use a sharp, sturdy knife, and place the pit-containing half of the avocado on a cutting board. Thwack the knife solidly into the avocado pit (1/8-1/4 inch deep) so that it won't easily budge. Then, hold the avocado firmly and twist the knife (and attached pit) until the pit dislodges from the fruit. Tap or slide the pit off of the knife into a garbage can or compost bin. Exercise great caution when using a knife. If you don't want to use a knife, you can remove the put with a spoon. If you use a spoon, try to wedge your tool beneath the seed and separate it from the surrounding meat so that you can scoop out the pit. Now that you have two avocado halves, cut the avocado halves in half again, to make 4 wedges. Then pull the dark outer skin away from the green flesh of the fruit. Peel the fruit by sliding your thumb in between the skin and meat of the fruit, and peel the skin back away from the meat. If you slice the avocados open and scoop out the meat using a spoon, you don't need to peel the avocado. However, many people favor peeling off the skin of the avocado because it ensures you retain the dark green, high-nutrient layer of avocado meat closest to the outer skin. Consider cutting away the tough area where the stem meets the avocado. If you don't remove it now, you might find it amid your avocado butter later! You can hand-mash the fruit in a bowl, or you can grind it in a food processor. Either way, mash the avocado until there are no large chunks remaining. If you are hand-mashing the avocado, use a fork or a mortar and pestle. Chop the avocado into chunks first to make it easier to mash. You want the mixture to be smooth like guacamole. If you are using a blender or food processor, put the avocado chunks into the machine, add all of the ingredients, and close the lid. Process until there are no large remaining chunks. This method is best if you're making a large quantity of avocado butter it will be much easier than hand-mashing.
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One-sentence summary -- Wash the fruit before preparing it. Cut the avocado. Pit the avocado. Peel your avocados. Mix and mash the avocado with the other ingredients.

A dry mouth will make your sores worse; therefore, keeping your mouth moist is vital to healing mouth sores. Drink a lot of water throughout the day. You should also suck on ice chips. In addition to keeping your mouth moist, ice chips will numb some of the pain from your sores. Sugar-free gum and hard candy can also help keep your mouth moist by encouraging the production of saliva. Choose gum that does not contain menthol. When making food choices, do not select anything difficult to chew. This will aggravate sores, prolonging the healing process. Go for softer foods you can chew without pain. Things like scrambled eggs, cooked cereals, and mashed potatoes are good when recovering from mouth sores. You can also eat other foods that are soft and moist. If any food seems to be aggravating your mouth sores, stop eating it immediately. Avoid condiments, spicy foods, nuts or any other foods that might be allergens. Chewing too much food at once can irritate mouth sores and prolong the healing process. Instead of eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, strive to eat four to six small meals throughout the day. It can also help to cut your food into small pieces. Eating slowly can also lessen pain associated with mouth sores. Chemotherapy can make you feel very sick, but it's important to try to eat plenty of healthy foods. Make sure to choose healthy foods that do not injure the soft tissues of your mouth. It's important to get a lot of fruits and vegetables into your diet. You will need the vitamins and nutrients provided by plant-based foods to keep you strong throughout chemotherapy.
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One-sentence summary -- Keep your mouth moist. Eat foods that are easy to chew. Eat small meals throughout the day. Maintain a healthy diet.

Look in your basement or crawlspace for your sewer pipe. Follow the direction of the sewer pipe to identify the general location of your septic system. Go back outside and look around in that area to identify your septic tank. Find a pipe that you know is a drain, such as a pipe coming from a toilet or a sink, and follow it until it connects to a larger pipe. The larger pipe is your sewer pipe. Once you locate your septic tank, draw a map of its location so you can find it in the future. If your tank is buried underground, you'll need to expose the top of it so you can inspect and access it. Use a shovel to remove enough dirt to allow you to see the top of the tank and the manhole. Be careful not to drive the blade of the shovel into the septic system when you dig. Uncover the tank just enough to inspect it so you can bury it again when you're done so it isn't visible. Whenever you expose the top of the tank, look over the surface of it. Look for rust, dents, cracks, or any other signs of damage to the tank. Serious damage will require an inspection and possibly repairs from a septic tank specialist. Lots of corrosion and rust could mean it's time for you to replace your tank. A simple way to test if your plumbing is working correctly and traveling all the way to the septic tank is to check the connections by running water through them. Stand near the tank, have someone flush a toilet, and listen for the water traveling to the tank. If you see water bubbling through the ground or a crack in the system, your tank is in need of a repair from a septic tank specialist.
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Follow your sewer pipe to locate your septic tank. Remove the dirt covering the top of your tank. Check for any cracks or damage to the septic tank. Flush a toilet to make sure the tank is working properly.