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- From: "Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [NAFEX] to eat or not to eat...
- Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:47:31 -0700
That’s how it is here with olive trees. It used to be they were
extremely common. You didn’t grow olives, as it was easier to walk anywhere
and find a tree no one was harvesting. Then people decided they were too messy
to be decorative, and developers found them too in the way to be unbulldozed.
So they’re herded away in orchards… They’re still around , just not as numerous. So those poisonous black cherries: the leaves, seeds, etcetera
are poisonous, and animals that eat those in quantity can get sick, even die. Same
could be said of sweet red cherries, yet somehow we manage to eat the fruit –
the part without such a concentration of amygdalin – safely. I think that may
be the rationale – or maybe somebody cooked up some buckthorn. So what other delicious fruits are there that people regard as
inedible? Or what fruits are unwisely eaten? I submit pokeberries in the latter
category. In the former: Loquats. Strawberry tree (arbutus unedo) – I find the
fruit ranging from bland yet pleasant to very good, and it dries well,
concentrating the flavor. What else? Ice plant fruits (Carpobrutus edulis –
you’d think the ‘edulis’ would be a hint you can eat these), fuchsia berries,
pyracantha berries (not so good fresh, but make a nice pyracantha-berry-butter)…
and there’s the person nearby whose passiflora fruits prolifically, but lets
them all fall uneaten. Others? ~ Stephen From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Kevin Moore I don't know why they won't eat them. Maybe the skins are
too tough? Anyway, the birds seem to be leaving the fruit alone this year so
I'll have plenty to put up. We're right in the middle of the season down here
in Cajun country. From: Stephen Sadler
<Docshiva@Docshiva.org> Mark, I’m a loquat fan. Thanks for that link! Kevin, what the heck is wrong with your family? Do they
think only supermarket fruit is edible? If they weren’t so fragile,
they’d be in markets. There are many loquat trees here in Sacramento that
people regard only as decorative, and tons of fruit falls to the ground.
What a waste. Anyway, for recipes, I had been treating them as apricots
(only they’re sweeter than most) or peaches; actually, there are many recipes
for other fruits I’ve used. Still, for almost anything, I freeze, dry, or can, then make
other recipes later, including preserves, syrups, pie filling and the
like. I suppose you could candy them, but I don’t find that candied
fruits have a long list of non-fruitcake uses. ~ Stephen Looking forward to loquat season From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of piper33@verizon.net Kevin, The Loquats are ripe right now. I am the only one in the
family who will eat them. I generally eat them out of hand and leave the rest
for the squirrels and cardinals, but it bugs me to leave all that beautiful
fruit. Does anyone have any knowledge of how to preserve them beyond the
obvious?(Canning, drying, freezing.) Any ideas or recipes would be appreciated.
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Re: [NAFEX] Loquats,
piper33, 04/01/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Loquats,
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Re: [NAFEX] Loquats in pa,
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- Re: [NAFEX] Loquats in pa, Kevin Moore, 04/01/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Loquats in pa,
mIEKAL aND, 04/01/2009
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[NAFEX] to eat or not to eat...,
Stephen Sadler, 04/01/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] to eat or not to eat..., Eddie Earles, 04/02/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] to eat or not to eat..., Kevin Moore, 04/03/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Loquats in pa,
Bassem Samaan, 04/01/2009
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