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[Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

In my limited tasting, neither is great out of hand, but a nice ripe
black one is much superior to any red one I've had. The reds seem much
drier and a little less sweet to me.

-matt
z5 se MI

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net> 
wrote:
>
> I just tasted my first Aronia berries. They were red, I believe they are
> /Aronia arbutifolia/. I have to admit I am underwhelmed. They are dry
> and mealy, bland tasting. They remind me of an inferior rose hip without
> as much fruit surrounding the seed core.
>
> When I search for /Aronia/ uses, the web is full of glowing reports for
> juice, jams, jellies, even fresh eating.  Are the red varieties that
> much inferior to the black? I don't know the history of these plants, so
> the fruit quality may have been adversely affected by drought.
>
> Does anyone have any comments or experience with using these fruits?
>
> Betsy Hilborn
> 7a central NC
>
>
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