Re: Medlar
- To: t*@picknowl.com.au, d*@syv.com
- Subject: Re: Medlar
- From: B* B*
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:17:15 PDT
(Trevor wrote:)
>The term for a 'ripened' medlar is bletted - but wahtever the word >is the
>fruit still stays the same; like chewing on a ball of damp >felt, and about
>as tasty.
I wonder if these aren't ripening correctly, or there is a bad variety going
around? If a medlar is ripe, there is nothing to chew - it's really like
spiced applesauce, sweet and rich. I just noticed that there were
"thumbs-down" responses from Australia. Maybe the climate doesn't suit
their proper development?
bob
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