This week I've been collecting the ripe fruits of the Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
It's an unusual edible yielding fruit of an acquired taste but considerable potential as a medicinal food.
The fruits look like strawberries, and if eaten directly from the tree, it has a somewhat gritty texture. Not something that personally appeals.
So one year, I decided that it would make a delicious fruit vinegar. No grit!
My kinds of vinegar can vary in viscosity from thin (the usual) to thick. Here's a video of me making this year's vinegar. I don't speak there's just music, so see what you make of it. Sink into the experience if there is even one!
Here's a little bit of its historical use from my plant journal:
'Jams, jellies and marmalades made from strawberry-tree fruits are more prevalent in Europe. One author suggests the fruits may even have had some significance to local agricultural communities for making this type of produce.
The purpose of homemade compotes and preserves was also to extend the fruit's availability to eat all year round.
Strawberry-tree berries contain around 20% sugars, although a French recipe suggests an equal ratio of sugar to fruit is needed to make a decent Arbutus jam.
On the sunny Mediterranean island of Corsica, the fruits are boiled to make a traditional preserve. In İzmit, Turkey, the fruits are eaten fresh or cooked as jam.'
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