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  • From: Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] lemon juice substitute - Rumex spp.
  • Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:21:25 -0500

"My grandmother was born in Indian territory (Oklahoma) in 1895. In her
journal, she wrote about making sorrel pie as a substitute for lemon
pie. Sorrel or dock (Rumex sp.) is a sour, lemony green that imparts a
lemon flavor to savory dishes. I've never used it in a sweet dish, but
there is a precedent for it. "

There are multiple Rumex spp. They all are relatively high in nitrates
and oxalic acid. Some unacceptably so. Rumex crispus is associated
with a documented fatal poisoning episode. Rumex acetosa has lower
levels, but it is not a food to feast upon. Maybe using it for a lemony
flavoring only requires a small amount....

Betsy Hilborn
7a NC





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