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  • From: jwlehman@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Bletting or bletted
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:58:37 EST

In a message dated 1/19/2010 6:24:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, qazingulaza@gmail.com writes:


There's that word again.  What exactly does "bletted fruits" refer to in reference to osage orange?


I've heard it defined as over ripe and half rotten.

Here is a link for a what I believe is a good definition of bletting. But I will take exception to their including persimmon as a fruit needing bletting before eating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletting


  • [NAFEX] Bletting or bletted, jwlehman, 01/19/2010

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