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[Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>]

Staghorn Sumac "ade" (sweetened tea made from the berries) is 
excellent.  But while birds love PI berries, I don't think they're 
usually eaten by mammals, so I don't think I'll try any this year.

It's odd, though, that the plant is so noxious to people.  It seems to 
be totally accidental.  The irritant doesn't seem to prevent other 
mammals from eating it - goats will preferentially browse it out from 
other plantings, and deer eat it, too.  The plant doesn't bother birds, 
which it depends on to spread its seeds.  Just an unfortunate reaction 
between our bare skin and all parts of the plant.

Ginda

On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 05:06 PM, Lucky Pittman wrote:

> At 03:51 PM 05/03/2002 +0000, Joe wrote:
> > So,  can anybody report how PI berries taste?  Are there any improved
> > cultivars.  After all, we are North American *Fruit* EXplorers.
>
> Hey, Joe,
> Probably not all that far-fetched!  Birds certainly like 'em, and 
> they're in the same genus (Rhus) with the sumacs, some of which produce 
> 'edible' berries.
> Lucky
>
>
>
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