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A slightly irrelevant story. My daughter copied me in telling a
drunken (teenage) friend of hers that japonica fruit is edible.
Which is, of course, true. Apparently, the shock of biting into
one got through even his inebriation!

I have a japanese quince which bears large fruit (and I'm just about to
acquire one which carries the smaller yellow ones). Sliced and tied up
in a muslin bag and cooked with apples, the quinces impart a delicious
flavour. Beats cloves any day.

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