tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post3674370236468572156..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Native Fruits for Colonial TastesCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-16401558927337422462013-07-01T12:22:45.642-04:002013-07-01T12:22:45.642-04:00I did post an answer about the Hawthorne tree and ...I did post an answer about the Hawthorne tree and that it's fruits were called Haws. Similar to crab apples. I'm sorry the answer disappeared. It even came to my email... is it hiding here somewhere?<br /><br />Hawthorne is also the basis for one of the medicines used for heart disease. I've been studying it for a story i'm writing. Hawthorne is native to North America, Europe Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14354117051283182262013-07-01T12:19:11.687-04:002013-07-01T12:19:11.687-04:00I hope it's a quick resource when we have a ne...I hope it's a quick resource when we have a need for 'fruit knowledge!" thanks Carrie!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-57129823039713978552013-06-30T10:56:55.126-04:002013-06-30T10:56:55.126-04:00They are pucker up tart. I tasted one and that was...They are pucker up tart. I tasted one and that was enough for me. :)Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-83800295301135727392013-06-30T10:38:15.540-04:002013-06-30T10:38:15.540-04:00http://www.thefreedictionary.com/red+haw
I bet th...http://www.thefreedictionary.com/red+haw<br /><br />I bet this is it--a red fruited hawthorn bush??Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-30368329819386988822013-06-30T10:36:04.751-04:002013-06-30T10:36:04.751-04:00I think Deb mustn't have seen this comment, Ka...I think Deb mustn't have seen this comment, Kay. I wonder what that was? What did it taste like?Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35921254240215514562013-06-30T10:34:52.329-04:002013-06-30T10:34:52.329-04:00Wonderful article, Deb!!! I plan on using this in...Wonderful article, Deb!!! I plan on using this in my writing! Love your comment about fruity lol!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52348308633268487972013-06-30T08:02:39.205-04:002013-06-30T08:02:39.205-04:00I used to be able to get it in Northern VA, but si...I used to be able to get it in Northern VA, but since I've moved to Southeastern VA I had to send away to Knotts Berry Farm.They sell it by the case so I'm fixed for life.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26360867168154523272013-06-29T16:00:58.341-04:002013-06-29T16:00:58.341-04:00"I'm a citizen for Boysenberry Jam Fan&qu..."I'm a citizen for Boysenberry Jam Fan"<br /><br />Never hear that fruit without thinking of a Simon and Garfunkel song! :)<br /><br />I wonder what they prefer because I don't hear a thing about them either, here in the northeast but someone must be growing them!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Janet!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-30087020585514814802013-06-29T13:24:59.011-04:002013-06-29T13:24:59.011-04:00That was a very fun and informative post,Debra.
...That was a very fun and informative post,Debra. <br /><br />I love boysenberries but they are not grown around the mid Atlantic region. They are a cross between a European Raspberry, a Common Blackberry and a Loganberry. Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-58680548354041861822013-06-29T12:37:38.250-04:002013-06-29T12:37:38.250-04:00I do look for commercial blackberry jam because it...I do look for commercial blackberry jam because it is such a treat! In NY state, more and more of the large farms that have't gone completely commercial are being purchased by Amish and Mennonite families. They know how to use every part of agriculture and husbandry to their benefit and financial success while living quite simply. I do get to see many of those jam combinations here in upstateDebra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-61477925671706423792013-06-29T12:33:16.640-04:002013-06-29T12:33:16.640-04:00Ah, yes. I still have that happen in my current, t...Ah, yes. I still have that happen in my current, tiny yard, because I do not use a dryer unless forced to. Nothing like having to re wash sheets--and hurry to do it, to get the stain out!<br /><br />Too bad about the plum trees. Thank you Vera-- great to hear of your successes (or not) with the jam but I recall my kids eating runny jam just as well as thick jam!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52087014647106590432013-06-29T12:30:25.000-04:002013-06-29T12:30:25.000-04:00We have an Oregon grape 'holly' in a shade...We have an Oregon grape 'holly' in a shade garden where I work. I have yet to pay attention to the 'grapes' though it certainly has outstanding yellow flowers in spring.<br /><br />Thanks, Lori!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-81126480271886082712013-06-29T12:28:49.389-04:002013-06-29T12:28:49.389-04:00If you do experiment with some of these fruits, I&...If you do experiment with some of these fruits, I'd love to hear about it. Please comment again or contact me. We also have modern sugar in great supply so it makes me wonder how much of it was used then. I imagine it would have been costly but some of these fruits are quite bitter. I'm sure we have much less tolerance now for the tang - and they were often used as dressings for meats. Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-78091187331462573522013-06-29T10:26:17.534-04:002013-06-29T10:26:17.534-04:00When I travel to Amish country, I enjoy tasting an...When I travel to Amish country, I enjoy tasting and purchasing many different jellies and jams. My latest favorite is blackberry jam. Yum.<br /><br />I'd love to try jams made of these fruits.<br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-23339495553987298422013-06-29T09:30:02.192-04:002013-06-29T09:30:02.192-04:00When my children were growing up, I hung the cloth...When my children were growing up, I hung the clothes in the backyard on a clothes line - no dryer for us. That was a lot of diapers, sheets, clothes, and towels with my husband and I and our 5 kiddies. We had a black cherry tree in the yard. For years the birds enjoyed those cherries and showed their appreciation for us allowing the tree to remain in the yard by depositing their "thank yous&Vera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-20234067679669640482013-06-29T08:58:22.873-04:002013-06-29T08:58:22.873-04:00Awesome list, Debra, thank you, and very informati...Awesome list, Debra, thank you, and very informative. I didn't know about half of those when I lived back east. Here in Oregon, there's one spot we frequent that, at various times of the year, yields wild strawberry, thimbleberry, Oregon grape, and huckleberries. And you are right about where the huckleberries grow. They form the understory to towering firs and pines here, up around Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74286704780987868732013-06-29T07:48:52.537-04:002013-06-29T07:48:52.537-04:00Thank you so much for this list. I now have anothe...Thank you so much for this list. I now have another weapon in my Quaker kitchen arsenal. Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-17342624624564195592013-06-29T02:14:11.445-04:002013-06-29T02:14:11.445-04:00Thank you, Susan!
I enjoying compiling it and plan...Thank you, Susan!<br />I enjoying compiling it and plan to find out more in a 'hands-on' way. I'd love to try a PawPaw myself.<br /><br />A sign of the cool and wet spring in the northeast. My black raspberries aren't ready yet and seen to be about a week behind. They sure are wonderful, aren't they?Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26171147315575334292013-06-29T00:57:29.354-04:002013-06-29T00:57:29.354-04:00Love this list. I loved the wild raspberries that...Love this list. I loved the wild raspberries that grew at my grandmas house.<br />Susan PSusan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-81909831236418315412013-06-28T18:24:56.209-04:002013-06-28T18:24:56.209-04:00Kay, that sounded familiar and I checked. Red Haws...Kay, that sounded familiar and I checked. Red Haws are also called Thorn berries - all are the small fruit of the Hawthorne/ Hawthorn tree or shrub and somewhat similar to crabapples. They are all part of the family Crataegus and many are native to Europe and Asia as well as North America. Now we can see how many 'fruits' were available in the wild before we became so enamored with Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-2256760743382661082013-06-28T17:52:37.518-04:002013-06-28T17:52:37.518-04:00Very interesting and educational post! When I was ...Very interesting and educational post! When I was growing up, my dad used to pick something for us to eat, which he called a"red haws". Are you familiar with those? This was in Iowa. I barely remember what they looked like, but it seems like they were about the size of a berry.KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-75685877886738177242013-06-28T10:31:21.438-04:002013-06-28T10:31:21.438-04:00Yes, rose hips are a fruit and would have been a g...Yes, rose hips are a fruit and would have been a good addition. They are most commonly used for teas and herbal remedies. Super high in Vit. C, and found on 'wild' or natural roses and not the hybridized roses. I think I first encountered them in abundance on Rugosa Rose, the seaside-loving shrubby rose that is salt tolerant and now found along a lot of parking lots because of their Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-60874532980676388042013-06-28T10:17:05.284-04:002013-06-28T10:17:05.284-04:00Do you consider rose hips to be fruit? Technicall...Do you consider rose hips to be fruit? Technically it is a fleshy seed-bearing part of the plant, and I have heard of people making jam out of it. They don't have much flavor in and of themselves, though, and are kind of waxy.<br /><br />In the midwest, a least, we also have chokecherries, which I understand are quite similar to black cherries. They make an excellent syrup when the jelly Rachael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235781577625847862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-4434296587456581702013-06-28T05:57:31.358-04:002013-06-28T05:57:31.358-04:00I'll be happy to answer questions about these ...I'll be happy to answer questions about these fruit or why peppers are fruit or why I left wild grape off my list...<br />And I'll do so but may not be responding until later today.<br /><br />Happy Friday, everyone!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com