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[david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>]

A question of taste and how much high fructose corn slurp is used to mask the 
flavor...
 
Dave
 

> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:12:50 -0400
> From: quirky@videotron.ca
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] guavas
> 
> My mother is from South America but now lives in Florida. She adores 
> guava jam and buys a brand from Brazil from her local grocery. Last time 
> she went to get some they didn't have any more, they only had a new 
> brand made in the US. She bought some but said it tasted nothing like 
> the jam she's used to. More like a run-of-the mill jelly.
> 
> I think it's really a different style altogether, but I know the fruit 
> flavour of the South American jam is very intense. As with everything, 
> it'a a question of taste.
> 
> Caren Kirk
> St. Jerome, QC
> 
> On 7/28/2011 9:14 PM, Dan Nave wrote:
> > I actually like the guava jelly better than guava jam.
> > Has a very rich taste.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 7/28/2011 4:06 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:
> >> I sent to Costa Rica for guava jam. Just got two containers. This
> >> jam is made with real sugar. Tasted jam and at first did not like
> >> it. I was expecting the over-sweet made with corn sugar jam like US
> >> jam. The Costa Rica jam is tart and has a strong fruit taste.
> >> Tasted more and found that I like it.
> >>
> >> ---- Original Message ----
> >> From: ernestplutko@wiktel.com
> >> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] guavas
> >> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 09:02:05 -0500
> >>
> >>> No, I did not bring back seeds. We were taking DNA samples and I
> >>> later threw guavas away without tasting them because I became
> >>> preoccupied. Wish I had examined the guavas carefully.
> >>>
> >>> ---- Original Message ----
> >>> From: 6ducks@gmail.com
> >>> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] guavas
> >>> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 06:05:26 -0400
> >>>
> >>>> Oooh, I love guavas.
> >>>> Eat em fresh! You can find lots of recipes on line.
> >>>> Mostly dessert recipes, but some other things, too.
> >>>> But I've never seen any that were what I'd call orange.
> >>>> I have two trees on my back deck that I hope will flower this
> >>> summer.
> >>>> Did you bring back any seeds?
> >>>>
> >>>> Michele in SW Ohio
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> >>>> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ernest Plutko
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:05 PM
> >>>> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >>>> Subject: [NAFEX] guavas
> >>>>
> >>>> I was in Costa Rica and collected a few fallen orange fruits under
> >>>> some trees. They were guavas which had a very pleasant smell. I
> >>>> have heard of guava jelly but is there anything else they are used
> >>>> for?
> >>>>
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