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[Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>]

I have heard that Highbush Cranberries smell like dirty socks when you cook 
them to make jelly: appetizing!  I also recently read that in order to 
eliminate that smell you simply have to freeze the fruit prior to cooking it. 
 I'm wondering if anyone has tried this and if it does work???


Sarah
 
--- On Sun, 10/26/08, George Brinson <george.brinson@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> From: George Brinson <george.brinson@nf.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Seeking Highbush Cranberry Knowledge
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 7:00 PM
> Joe.............I think you mean't  tasted like smell of
> dirty socks.:):)  All in good humor.!! As to the berries, I
> do like them in a jelly, and on toast.
> 
> George.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Joe Boles 
>   To: North American Fruit Explorers 
>   Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:07 PM
>   Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Seeking Highbush Cranberry Knowledge
> 
> 
>   I have gathered it in the wild and had my wife make it
> into jelly. The jelly tastes like dirty socks.
> 
> 
>       Joe
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: jfruth@tds.net 
>     To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org 
>     Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:44 AM
>     Subject: [NAFEX] Seeking Highbush Cranberry Knowledge
> 
> 
>        Some references call it Viburnum trilobum, others V.
> opulus.  Some stands of it have bitter fruit.  Some are
> sweet(ish) and others smell like dirty socks.  Am I
> experiencing different varieties?  Are the differences
> environmental?  Highbush Cranberry is becoming a popular
> landscape tree and there are likely more folks who are
> asking the same questions.  Others and I are trying to make
> a palatable jelly with it.  What has been your experience?
> 
>     Jim Fruth
> 
> 
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