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[hector black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

Might mention here that Aronia berries make a very good tasting jam or
jelly.  The dark pigmentation usually means there are lots of anti-oxidants
present but I'm not aware that it has been tested yet.  The juice is used in
Europe to color wine.   Hector Black zone 6
PS  But as others have mentioned, the fruit tastes awful on the bush.

----- Original Message -----
From: LuckyPittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Aronia Melanocarpa


> >===== Original Message From nafex@lists.ibiblio.org =====
> >Lucky,
> >
> >What do you do with the aronia melanocarpa berries?
> >Where did you find the Callaway crab?
>
> Joe, the berries are still in the fridge, until I can get around to either
> cleaning the seeds & stratifying, or just  mashing the fruits out flat and
> planting in pot or nursery bed and letting Ma Nature do her thing with
'em.
>
> I can't SWEAR that it's Callaway, but the fruit sure looked & tasted like
> mine.  It was in the putt-putt golf course at an entertainment center
behind
> Applebee's on Nicholasville Rd., at Nicholasville.  If you're looking for
> scionwood, I'll be glad to send you some this winter.  It's a tasty little
> crab - fruits are not all that big - it used to be classified as an
'edible'
> type, but other than myself I think everyone else considers it to be an
> ornamental anymore.
>
> LLP
> >
> >  ~ Joe Brown, Central KY
> >
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