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Old 24-01-2013, 11:37 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Mini watermelons

"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
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Farm1 said:
The physalis are looking great - now I just need
to figure ut what to do with them when they are ripe and also finding out
if
they are ripe when the calyxs (sp?) go papery or is it before then?

If these are the sort that go by the common name "ground cherry" or "cape
gooseberry" then they are ripe when the husks are dry and papery. Shake
the plant and the ripest ones will fall right off.

They make a good jam and can also be dried. I was less fond of them
fresh.


Thanks for that info Pat. And yes, they are the Cape gooseberry. I've
tried them raw at a friends and he also made some into a tart. I too
preferred them cooked.