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["del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>]

> A few days ago someone posted an inquiry on the NAFEX discussion list about 
> processing ginko nuts.  (Actually, I believe it was about pickling ginko 
> nuts, but I've not been able to find a source of info on this.)  Directions 
> for preparing ginko nuts to eat, unpickled, may be found at 
> http://www.treesforyou.org/Selection/Articles/ginkos.htm .
>
> We have many Asian groceries in Saint Paul and I've never seen pickled 
> ginko nuts.  However, one can find them canned, packed in brine.  If I were 
> to do this at home, I'd go through the process as outlined in 
> http://www.treesforyou.org/Selection/Articles/ginkos.htm and then pressure 
> can them, in water to which salt and ascorbic acid have been added, as one 
> would process fresh green beans.
>
> --Sam Brungardt, Saint Paul, Minn. (USDA Zone 4a)

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