In article , Basia Kulesz
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Użytkownik "Nick Maclaren" napisał w wiadomości
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| In article ,
| Janet Baraclough.. wrote:
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| Rowan berries also make a good herb jelly, delicious with cold meat or
| sharp cheese.
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| Rowan berries are as
| bitter as hell (quinine-like) and almost all of us who can
| distinguish will find the jelly inedible. I made some, and it
| went in the bin.
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| Now, it is POSSIBLE that I picked them too early (it is common
| for both bitterness and sourness to drop as fruit ripens), but I
| don't think so.
If I remember rightly, the fruit must be frozen or dried before it becomes
edible to us humans:-)
That seems strange. Rowan berries aren't poisonous, and making rowan
jelly involves boiling, but not freezing or drying.
I found it like a rather strong marmalade - OK, but I prefer crab or
medlar which are much milder.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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