[NAFEX] Autumn Olive Harvest and 'Garnet'

Hector Black hblack1925 at fastmail.fm
Sun Oct 10 16:56:59 EDT 2010


We've dried the fruit and it is a tasty snack. Drying increases sweetness.  The pucker quality disappears.  Freezing also kills the pucker or bitter.  We use them for jam - a lot like cranberry and with similar uses.  Loaded with antioxidants in addition to Lycopene.  If you mow twice a year, they are not invasive.  The leaves are good forage, on a par with alfalfa due to the nitrogen fixing quality of the plant. Bees love it, and birds feed on the fruit all winter.  Hector Black zone 6 middle tn.   Juice is tasty, but no No. 1.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John S 
  To: North American Fruit Explorers 
  Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 2:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Autumn Olive Harvest and 'Garnet'


        Deb,  The berries are a bit of an acquired taste, as they have a bitter/sour skin (hard to really describe).  I like them and they are very healthy, being very high in lycopene.  Perhaps others on the list can suggest ways of using them in quantities.  Here they are a nibble food.  I did hear two years ago from someone that wanted to try making wine from them.  If they are invasive here, it is a slow invasion.

        Also heard that the young shoots are edible and leaves can be used for tea ( not sure and don't remember the source).  Also heard that the seeds can be toasted and the fruit dried, but haven't tried any of those either.

        John



        --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Deb S <debs913 at gmail.com> wrote:


          From: Deb S <debs913 at gmail.com>
          Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Autumn Olive Harvest and 'Garnet'
          To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
          Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 12:25 PM


          Autumn olive is an invasive species here on our farm.  I did not realize the berries were edible!  We use the goats to help eradicate it (really, if it wasn't mowed or chewed down, it would take over the whole farm).  Ours were loaded with berries this year.  Next year I will know to harvest them, before the birds get to the berries and spread them!


          deb 

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