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["Matt Demmon" <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

It seems to ripen in september/october in michigan. Only eaten it once, it was a small wild one. Popped the whole thing in my mouth, no problems with spines or hairs. It was mild flavored, but sweet and a nice nibble. In my opinion, it's probably not worth making things out of because the flavor is so mild, but good for a quick snack. Maybe a sweetened drink could be made out of it.

 

matt

z5 se michigan

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 7:20 PM, <Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov> wrote:

I havn't grown it, although I have eaten it.  As I recall it ripens midsummer in the southeast.

 

When it is a deep red color it can be eaten.  But there is an important element to eating this fruit- the small, fine thorns on the surface of the fruit must be removed or they will embed in your flesh. They are so fine they are difficult to remove.

 

I was taught to burn the spines off the fruit with a match.  It worked. I don't know if ther are other effective methods.

 

I don't grow the fruit because of the thorns, I found the fruit juicy but uninteresting- watery and mildly sweet.

 

Betsy Hilborn

7a NC

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