Saturday, September 24, 2011

Pods

I meant to post this picture this week for Wordless Wednesday, but the week got away from me.

KoreanDogwoodFruit

These are the fruit of a Korean dogwood. They look like alien space pods. Even better, they're edible. Really. The USDA states, "Fruit quality poor to fair."

The one I tasted didn't have much flavor, which might be a good thing, as the Wikipedia article on the genus Cornus states that the dogwoods in the genus that includes the Korean dogwood are "...mildly toxic to people." Guess I won't be taste testing these again. (Sorry, Mom, but the USDA said I could!)



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