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I agree, they grow in NH where I vacation, and they are usually very 
small.  But I did notice that this year the fruits were larger and more 
numerous than i have ever seen before.  (Larger as in the size of a 
very big pea.)

The fruits are edible, but not worth eating, in my opinion.  The flavor 
is mild, the consistency is sort of waxy, and there's no sweetness to 
speak of.  I prefer to chew on the leaves, which are a little bitter 
and have a pronounced wintergreen flavor.  They aren't sweet, either, 
but I don't miss it in a leaf.

Ginda

On Sep 20, 2004, at 1:55 PM, Joe Boles wrote:

> They grow wild in many places around here; I've never seen them any 
> bigger
> than pea size.
>
>    Joe Boles
>    Mississauga, ON zone 5
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
> To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:34 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] wintergreen berries
>
>
> > I bought a wintergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) at a farmers 
> > market
> > last weekend.  The pinkish-red berries were the largest I have seen,
> > almost 3/4" diameter.  They looked like cherries hanging on the small
> > bush.  The guy selling them didn't know the berries were edible!  Are
> > wintergreen berries this size unusual?
> > -Mark Lee, Seattle, zone 8
> >
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