HERB - Teaching a class at PW 28
RAISYA@aol.com
RAISYA at aol.com
Tue Apr 13 11:55:11 PDT 1999
Jasmine
>I don't suppose you'd want to share some of your period fruits
>and veggies stuff with the rest of the group, would you?
Well, I'll post what I can, but it may be a few days. Off the top of my head
- the period strawberry is Fragaria vesca - the alpine or European
strawberry, while modern strawberries are New World types. Most
"canteloupes" are actually New World muskmelons, the European canteloupes are
a little different, though there isn't much practical difference. Most
watermelons were round icebox types. They had a third melon, an "eastern"
melon that starts out green like a watermelon, but turns a rich yellow when
it's ripe, round in shape. My source stopped carrying this one, but I think
Clare's seen it recently. It's sometimes called a palestinian or Israeli
melon, and has the most incredible fragrance when ripe.
BTW, alpine strawberries do have a different taste than modern strawberries,
or even wild American strawberries. These aren't always easy to find and
they're a pain to grow from seed, but adult plants are really tough. My
plant has come back from the grave several times :). For most things, the
modern ones are great, but someone looking for a really different A&S
project might have fun with these.
Well, at least that's a start.
Raisya
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