Oddbean new post about login | logout @adfbf87b Oh! I had no idea they were edible! I just assumed they were for the birds, lol. I'll have to see if there's a flavor difference
@afb108af the native ones don’t taste like much at all. Take a lot off the stem, put them in a blender with a little water just covering, then use a colander to filter out the seeds.
@adfbf87b @afb108af It's described here as medicinal, I didn't see anything about it being used as a general purpose food? https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_caam2.pdf
@61669509 @afb108af I wouldn’t eat it as general purpose food 🤣🤣🤣 it really doesn’t have much flavor. I’ve seen people put them in jellies and muffins.
@adfbf87b @61669509 I wonder if the berries are used as dyes? They always stain my fingers a bit when I'm cutting branches to bring inside
@afb108af @adfbf87b @61669509 This is a resource you should know. They do wonderful work and really should get major grant funding. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Callicarpa+pedunculata
@2964c9c2 Thank you! Saving to my bookmarks!
@2964c9c2 @afb108af @adfbf87b @61669509 If pfaf marks it below 3 out of 5 on edibility, it's pretty much a starvation crop.
@54ea3b55 @2964c9c2 @afb108af @61669509 pfaf doesn’t even have edibility rating for Boehmeria cylindrica and other native edible plants. I find that some of their sources (listed at the bottom) are really dated. The site might say it’s hard to clone but there are cloning techniques that have been developed that are more effective than the older sources posted. Also better seed germination techniques for recalcitrant seeds.