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["Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>]

I was looking into the toxicity of wintergreen oil (1 teaspoon of 98%
pure methyl salicylate, the equivalent of 14 extra strength aspirins,
can be deadly to toddlers).  Wintergreen is a flavoring in a carbonated
beverage called Birch Beer.  This is made from the bark of the birch
called Betula lenta.  Here is a site that talks about this:
http://www.root-beer.info/birch.html

Three mouse clicks from this page brought me to this page that found me
laughing to myself:
http://www.root-beer.info/others/celray.html
Have you ever heard of celery flavored soda?  You learn something every
day.

-Mark Lee, Seattle

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark Lee
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 9:34 AM
To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
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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