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[Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>]

Lon says:
> Rugosa is good, but it doesn't keep long.  You either have to eat or process
> them right away, and they aren't terribly productive in most cases.

Compared to the east-of-the-Cascades species I found at Sun Lakes State
Park, I'd rate rugosa a 5 or 6 to it's 10. I've tasted R. nutkana in the San
Juan Islands of WA  and the Gulf Islands of BC that I'd rate 6 or 7.
Of course- I have found that rain can leach the flavor out pretty quickly,
so season and timing of harvest counts.


-Rick

dried pears in the hot cereal that awaits