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Old 24-06-2008, 01:04 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Billy wrote in

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In article ,
enigma wrote:

Johnny wrote in

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So, those are grapes? Excellent! Can we eat them?


of course, but i can't guarantee they'll be very good.
depending on where you are, they would be different
varieties. for example, i'm in New England, so wild grapes
here are generally Concords, good for jelly. in NY they
might be Concords or they might be fox grapes, which are
tiny & sour (i like them better than Concords). down
South, you get wild Muscat grapes.


Check that. Muscadine grapes, sorry, muscat, with their
honeysuckle flavor, are a vitis venifera.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis_rotundifolia


thanks Billy. i'm not a southern girl. muscadines are also
used for jelly aren't they?
i was noticing how the hops & the wild grapes along the front
stone wall are so intertwined yesterday... the grapes are
blooming now, the hops bloom in late July.
lee
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