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["Brungardt, Sam" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>]

What exactly was Gordon's reason for unsubscribing to the group?  Too
many off-topic messages or ones that are marginally so, or just not
enough discussion on topics of interest to him...(which are?). -- Sam
Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn.

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Hansen
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:56 AM
To: Mike Levine; North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] fruit can help us stay positive during the darkest
daysof winter/which preserved fruit should I eat first


As a Scandinavian, I have always found a good remedy for the short days
of winter in whiskey and a good argument

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Mike Levine
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:22 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] fruit can help us stay positive during the darkest days
ofwinter/which preserved fruit should I eat first


Hi folks,
I for one get pretty depressed in the short days of December and often I
look to the available food to help cheer me up.  I always have trouble
deciding what order to eat the things I have preserved.  I have a nasty
habit of saving and saving and saving things until they are almost in
season again.  I haven't touched the frozen pesto, persimmons, pawpaws,
blueberries, or raspberries yet.  I'm not sure why....

There's a nationwide tomato shortage (so I've read), but I've still got
tons of ripening tomatoes on the kitchen table.  Still, for some reason
I am just not tempted by them or by my home-grown potatoes.  I think I
am more sensitive to solanaceous compounds than others.  I also wasted a
whole bunch of my onions and watched as they sprouted/rotted away.  Wish
I had a root cellar or a bigger fridge.

I have been working on the storage pears I got from Gordon's lawn a
couple months ago and they are just coming into their prime now.  BTW,
I'm really sorry to see Gordon leave the list, he's a real asset and has
done a lot to get me interested in fruits and nuts that I wouldn't have
explored without him.  Perhaps we can all do our best to make the list
more welcoming, dynamic, and interesting to all levels of fruit
expertise.  I always find it fascinating.

I've noticed a seasonality to people's moods on this list and would like
to start a thread about how fruit consumption can temper this grumpiness
effect.  What fruit chases your winter blues away? (and how long does it
last).  I know that when I do hit those raspberries, it will surely
chase my winter blues away for at least the day.  Recipe is just to heat
frozen raspberries (briefly) with a little water and honey, then drizzle
hot over organic vanilla ice cream.

Does anyone have ideas for a system for deciding what order to eat their
preserved/frozen fruit/canned goods?  I suspect certain ones are
associated with certain holidays for certain people.  I'm also wondering
if some folks wait to use certain preserved fruits in recipes that also
require fruits that are only available in winter (for example,
pomegranate, certain citrus, N. american grown kiwis, or perhaps some
southern fruit I haven't mentioned).  I'm interested in what keeps the
longest and still tastes good. Where is the point of diminishing returns
in flavor for dried/canned/frozen fruit?

Mike Levine
Ann Arbor, MI Zone 5b


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