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Janet Baraclough.. wrote: Rowan berries also make a good herb jelly, delicious with cold meat or sharp cheese. Ah! I am pretty certain that tells me things about your DNA .... Some 60% of the UK population can't tell bitter from sour (or possibly distinguish them very weakly). 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. Note that, if you can counteract bitterness with sugar, you are one of the 60%. The 40% can PARTIALLY counteract it with salt. Grapefruit is sweet, bitter and slightly sour. Lemon juice is not bitter at all, but the peel is. Orange juice is slightly bitter. 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. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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