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Mithril



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 6:14 pm    Post subject: Fuchsia berries - what to do with them Reply with quote
    

Not sure if this is the right place - but it is foraging, or rather Urban Foraging.

Next door's hedge (around 5ft tall) is full of them. I had a nibble today - they were OK. Possibly they need to ripen a little more. They were only just squish-able between thumb and forefinger.

Any fans here? If so, how do you tell when they are ripe and what do you do with them?

cir3ngirl



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I did not know they could be eaten but other half now very excited about fuchsia wine

Mithril



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

cir3ngirl wrote:
I did not know they could be eaten but other half now very excited about fuchsia wine



Mr O



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

cir3ngirl wrote:
I did not know they could be eaten but other half now very excited about fuchsia wine

Me too!

Mithril



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Found this. Looks like picking a ripe one is an art.

https://scottishforestgarden.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/eating-the-shrubbery/

There was a definite aftertaste and I would agree that peppery comes close. I couldn't detect any kiwi, but they were slightly grape like. I'll leave them a while and try again.




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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Mr O wrote:
cir3ngirl wrote:
I did not know they could be eaten but other half now very excited about fuchsia wine

Me too!


They are although I've yet to find one I'd happily eat more than one or two fruits.

https://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=579
https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fuchsia+species

The RHS link suggests jam but the plants you've found may not have the best fruit.

Mithril



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm going to keep a look out for them until I find one I like. Apparently, Mark Diacono makes fruit leathers with his.

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 13 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

rather than jam unless cooking changes the taste ,fusia gin might work.

im not a fan of raw ones but they are fun through a peashooter

organic paintball

Mithril



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 13 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
rather than jam unless cooking changes the taste ,fusia gin might work.

im not a fan of raw ones but they are fun through a peashooter

organic paintball


Yes, they are very juicy.

sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 13 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
organic paintball


Excellent. Who'd have thunk it.

12Bore



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 13 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sgt.colon wrote:
dpack wrote:
organic paintball


Excellent. Who'd have thunk it.

No-one!

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