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Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum) or in Spanish arazá Strawberry Guava is a small red fruit resembling tiny pomegranates that grows on a small tree (up to 25 feet tall but usually much smaller). There is also a yellow variety called Lemon … Continue reading
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Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa, flor de Jamaica, rosella, Chaye-Torosh in Iran, karkade in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, Florida cranberry, Jamaica sorrel and chin baung in Burma. I had not planned on making jelly this week. I had spent time at … Continue reading
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Barbados Cherry (Malpighia Punicifolia L. ,acerola, West Indian cherry, cereza colorado, and wild crepe myrtle) Barbados Cherry is wonderful shrub commonly 6 feet tall in Texas, and growing into a small tree in other places in Florida, the West Indies, … Continue reading
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Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var.drummondii, Drummond Wax-Mallow, Texas Mallow, Mexican Apple, Red Mallow, Wild Turk’s Cap, Bleeding Heart, Malva de Cera) Turk’s Cap Jelly is definitely a jelly that few people have heard of, let alone eaten. I only found … Continue reading
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If you are looking for dewberry recipes look in one of my earlier posts. There are two googled questions that bring many people to this site. The first one is when are the dewberries (or any other fruit) ripe? The … Continue reading
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Loquats are called Chinese plums, Japanese plums, Nisperos, and Misperos. Appropriately enough Chinese plums are from China but naturalized in Japan over 1,000 years ago. Loquats are in India, Hawaii, Pakistan, the Mediterranean area, and many other places. The trees … Continue reading
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I can remember fondly the first time I rolled down a country lane on my bicycle and discovered the sweetest, tastiest, and largest wild strawberries of my life. I made strawberry jam from that patch for years. I have never … Continue reading
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Pyracantha Jelly from Pyracantha coccinea (firethorn, scarlet firethorn Rosaceae -rose Family-) Once you have seen a pyracantha bush you will not mistake it for anything else. The colorful orange-red berries stab at the sky and leave you breathless. They advertise … Continue reading
