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[Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr.
<lflj@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Ohio State did some taste-tests a few years ago of ice-cream syrups made
>> from eleagnus fruit.  Tasters preferred strawberry, but autumn olive syrup
>> was still pretty yummy imho.
>
> Amazing. I will have to do a serious harvest of mine this year.
>
I have also made jam out of them, and in my opinion, it was far better
than strawberry. Absolutely delicious. Ran them through the squeezo,
added sugar to taste, cooked a bit, and presto. High acid and a nice
full body. Yummy.

-matt
z5 se MI