On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:11:01 -0000, "Trevor" wrote:
Note:
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire) they
are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

The same in Cumberland where I grew up.
The activity was called "brambling"

In message , WaltA
writes
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:11:01 -0000, "Trevor" wrote:
Note:
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire) they
are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

The same in Cumberland where I grew up.
The activity was called "brambling"

Was it? I grew up in Cumberland and don't remember that. Must be old
age
--
June Hughes

"Trevor" wrote in message
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Note:

Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire)
they are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

And seeds don't need to go through any system to germinate!

Mary

June Hughes wrote:
WaltA writes
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:11:01 -0000, "Trevor" wrote:
Note:
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire) they
are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

The same in Cumberland where I grew up.
The activity was called "brambling"

Was it? I grew up in Cumberland and don't remember that. Must be old
age
June Hughes

or you was brung up by a posher lot than I was !

What I cant remember is if it magically turned into blackberries when
it was cooked (eg. in a pie with apples or jam) and into wine by my
mum, I think it, they, did !
(Gran made elderberry wine, just for medicinal purposes ;-) )

Did u go collecting burnets for wine making as well ?

Sue wrote:
"Pam Moore" wrote
snip
For instance, I have a thornless blackberry plant which often seeds
itself around my garden, thanks to the birds! The leaves are like the
parent plant but the seedlings all have thorns. snip

What's the fruit like from the thornless ones Pam? Anywhere as good as
wild ones? I've been thinking of putting one either on my back fence or
through the hawthorn hedge. We get seedling brambles popping up but I've
been weeding those out on the grounds that I've already got enough
thorny canes to contend with from sweetbriar and dog roses.


My Parents have both thornless and thorned bushes both crop well both
taste great straight from the bush or cooked.

Paul

In message , WaltA
writes
June Hughes wrote:
WaltA writes
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:11:01 -0000, "Trevor" wrote:
Note:
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire) they
are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

The same in Cumberland where I grew up.
The activity was called "brambling"

Was it? I grew up in Cumberland and don't remember that. Must be old
age
June Hughes

or you was brung up by a posher lot than I was !

What I cant remember is if it magically turned into blackberries when
it was cooked (eg. in a pie with apples or jam) and into wine by my
mum, I think it, they, did !
(Gran made elderberry wine, just for medicinal purposes ;-) )

Did u go collecting burnets for wine making as well ?


Not until I was grown up. Then I mainly collected elderberries but my
wine-making days are long gone.
--
June Hughes

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:31:35 +0100, "JennyC"
wrote:

Would the human digestive tract work the same as a birds..........?
Jenny

Are you volunteering to do a trial? LOL
Pam in Bristol

I just wondered whether the human digestive tract is the same as a
birds...... gastric juices etc..... I was hoping we might have someone in
the group who knows about stuff like that :~))

Jenny

JennyC writes

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:31:35 +0100, "JennyC"
wrote:

Would the human digestive tract work the same as a birds..........?
Jenny

Are you volunteering to do a trial? LOL
Pam in Bristol

I just wondered whether the human digestive tract is the same as a
birds...... gastric juices etc..... I was hoping we might have someone in
the group who knows about stuff like that :~))

I wouldn't have expected the process to be that specialised. I would
guess that all you need to do is remove the pulp, and possible abrade
the seeds by rolling against a bit of fine sandpaper.
--
Kay

Thanks everyone for all your replies.

I will take a cutting and do it that way, I know where there are loads of them.

"JennyC" wrote in message
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:31:35 +0100, "JennyC"
wrote:

Would the human digestive tract work the same as a birds..........?
Jenny

Are you volunteering to do a trial? LOL
Pam in Bristol

I just wondered whether the human digestive tract is the same as a
birds...... gastric juices etc..... I was hoping we might have someone in
the group who knows about stuff like that :~))


In terms of digestion seeds go through same acid then alkali bath. 2 main
differences ( that I know about) 1. birds do not have teeth but a gizzard
which is a sort of muscular tube which contains swallowed stones, which acts
as a giant sanding machine instead of straightforward mastication, 2. birds
excrete dried out uric aid with their faeces which give them a low pH ( the
faeces)compared with humans. you can mimic the process on seeds by abrading
and swirling in acid.

Gill M

"Paul" wrote
Sue wrote:
What's the fruit like from the thornless ones Pam? Anywhere as good
as wild ones? I've been thinking of putting one either on my back
fence or through the hawthorn hedge. We get seedling brambles popping
up but I've been weeding those out on the grounds that I've already
got enough thorny canes to contend with from sweetbriar and dog
roses.

My Parents have both thornless and thorned bushes both crop well both
taste great straight from the bush or cooked.

Thornless it is then. Thanks Paul.

--
Sue

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:31:35 +0100, "JennyC"
wrote:

Would the human digestive tract work the same as a birds..........?
Jenny

Are you volunteering to do a trial? LOL

I don't mind, would you like me to send you the result?

Alan


Pam in Bristol

"Trevor" wrote in message
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Note:

Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in Aberdeenshire)
they are called Brambles (both the plant and the fruit).

And in West Ealing!

Alan

"Martin" wrote
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:35:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:
"Trevor" wrote
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in
Aberdeenshire) they are called Brambles (both the plant and the
fruit).

And in West Ealing!

and in Zuid Holland!

And in East Angular.

A saying of my Nan's to someone looking a bit dishevelled was, "You
look as though you've been dragged through a bramble hedge backwards".

--
Sue

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Sue writes

"Martin" wrote
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:35:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:
"Trevor" wrote
Here in Yorkshire (and also in Scotland when I lived in
Aberdeenshire) they are called Brambles (both the plant and the
fruit).

And in West Ealing!

and in Zuid Holland!

And in East Angular.

A saying of my Nan's to someone looking a bit dishevelled was, "You
look as though you've been dragged through a bramble hedge backwards".

I shall be in East Angular tomorrow
--
June Hughes