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August 17, 2007

Ripe and shady

I just got around to opening my copy of The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society.

As someone who managed to buy a house that's 100 percent in the shade, I have to temper my enthusiasm with practicality.

So it's always nice to see an article like "Fruit in the shade," by Clive Simms.

OK. So there's shade and there's shade. You're not going to get much of anything in the Stygian plains under large trees.

But a place that gets a few of hours of sun a day is worth a try. Still, as with vegetables, your best bet for the most fruit is a sunny spot.

Among Simms's recommendations:
Rhubarb: Eat only the stems
Blueberries
Lingonberries: Use like cranberries
Currants: Red, black, white and clove
Gooseberries
Strawberries: Particularly fraise de bois
Morello cherries

If you have no other choice, as they say, have a bash.

Posted by Paula Constantine at 5:36 PM | Permalink

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I really like the lingonberry jam that's sold in most supermarkets. It's not as tart as I would expect cranberry jam to be, more like raspberry jam. Good with cream cheese in a sandwich.

I went looking for recipes for lingonberries, and then started wandering off following other links, and came upon this recipe for dandelion leaf salad. I remember I either posting or emailing about eating dandelions with Pat awhile ago. The combination of dandelion leaves and onions in the recipe sounds appealing. Remember the leaves have to be picked when the plant is young, to avoid too much bitterrness.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_23404,00.html

karen anne | August 18, 2007 3:20 PM link

August 17, 2007

Ripe and shady

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