Does pomegranate count, or is it too common? I can never find it. |
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I just discovered Blackcurrant and was wondering what else I've been missing. I love really sweet juices like that. I had never heard of it so I googled it and turned out that until recently growing Blackcurrant was outlawed in the US. |
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Does pomegranate count, or is it too common? I can never find it. |
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The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The book that everyone needs to read."If the words "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on."- Terence McKenna
Why was growing black currant illegal? |
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Last edited by Dannon Oneironaut; 05-16-2010 at 01:39 AM.
Pomegranates are kinda scarce...always loved those. And I had no idea what a lychee was until I went on vacation to New York. Delicious! Marionberries make good pies, though I have no idea how common they are. Huckleberries, sometimes called wild blueberries, are perhaps the most delicious berry I've ever tasted, and only grow in certain specific regions. Their...uncooperative nature pretty much means they can only be obtained via hiking into the mountains and picking them yourself. |
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Same reason marijuana is illegal, the early 30s the logging industry was heavily invested in by most senators, so they outlawed anything that could pose a thread. Apparently the black currant plant can also make good paper. |
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So the lawmakers ARE so diluted by their own propeganda that they forgot why it was ever illegal. |
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I always mix it with blueberry juice, I should try mixing it with Acia juice, that might be interesting. |
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I found... |
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Lychees are so good. I had a little piece of one once. I'm pretty sure it was in Food class or something. Beautiful. |
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Oooh, I wonder where I would be able to find those |
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You can get seeds/plants off of ebay and grow your own...they actually do quite well indoors with a grow light and not much else, or if you live somewhere warm, they should thrive quite well. Alternately, you can pay an arm and a leg for the berries only, which can be found with a google search. I'm pretty sure you can't find them locally... |
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Some health food shops sell them. Probably could help people lose weight lol. Instead of sugary foods you could eat less fattening stuff but still taste the sugar goodness. |
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I remember a fruit (?) from my childhood. I loved it, but I lived in Puerto Rico at the time and I've never had it again. |
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Sapindaceae is one cool family of plants. Lychees, longans, rambutans, mamoncillo, pulasans (which are freaking delicious)...all related...which begs the question: could I graft them all together onto one plant of uber-yuminess? |
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What about Solanaceae? |
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Tomatoes are esoteric? Where the hell do you life, they are quiet common here. |
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I've always loved the Capsicum genus, personally. One of the less common peppers is the Bhut Jolokia...readily available online, slow as hell to grow, and oh yeah, it produces the world's hottest peppers...anywhere from 5 to 10 times hotter than the average habanero. Don't expect to find these things in your local grocery store. |
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OOooh, it may very well be those. But in truth, I simply don't remember. It was way too long ago. I just remember I loved them as a child. We bought them from road-side venders and just squeezed them into our mouth. They were slimy, with a pit (I think). They were considered a major choking hazard for younger children. |
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Aye, I'd have to guess the soap berry family is the most likely culprit. There are also lychees, which are a bit bumpier, equally slimey, but with a hooked seed that can catch in the throat. Oh, yeah, and they can turn from green to red to brown, too. ^_^ |
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No I was just replying to mario, who said "Sapindaceae is one cool family of plants." |
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The apple. |
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Abraxas
Originally Posted by OldSparta
Heirloom tomatoes are pretty freaky, and are usually found only in home gardens. Heirloom plants in general tend to be pretty darn awesome, actually. |
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Yeah I have heirloom tomatoes growing. Well, at least I did, it's now way too cold lol |
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