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June Hughes · 05-12-2007, 11:54 AM posted to uk.food+drink.misc,uk.rec.gardening

In message , Sacha
writes
On 5/12/07 11:25, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 5/12/07 09:46, in article , "Ophelia"
wrote:

Charlie Pridham wrote:
Does passion fruit grow on passiflora?

Yes, all are edible when ripe but quite a number are not worth eating.
Never eat them green though as they contain cyanide!

Thank you!!! That is something very useful to know!!!!

I wonder if that was what June meant when she said hers were
poisonous. Perhaps hers don't ripen.

June was talking about Japanese quince, I think, not passion fruit. AFAIK,
none of them are poisonous, except as Charlie has shown. In the past I've
made quince jelly from Japanese quince (Chaenomeles) but it wasn't very
interesting as to flavour.

I am sure that is correct now. Mine was here when I moved in and I had
always been led to believe its fruit were poisonous. Live and learn!

I hope your cold is better. Mine is worse but I hope it will be on the
way out tomorrow.

I think the cold is improving and I'm not so I'm off to take some Vit. B
which boost my rotten immune system! We have an extremely busy week end
ahead and I really do need to be on my feet for it.
I hope the VitB works. We are off to Sussex Uni on Friday night, so I
hope Barry doesn't get this, otherwise I shall be driving. We have
booked an Italian restaurant in Lewes, which is great and not at all
stuffy, so I hope that will still go ahead. If he has this cold, he
will just want to go to bed.

As to the 'what is poisonous' thing, we all seem to be taught that various
things are poisonous etc. and I would guess a lot of that stems from
childhood, probably in a bid to stop us from putting *anything* into
inquisitive small mouths.

I am sure you are right.

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June Hughes