Re: [gardeners] Re: Kumquats
Liz Albrook (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 03:08:58 +0000
Bob Kirk <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
> > The kumquats are starting to turn orange and we will probably eat the
> > whole crop just standing around the dwarf tree. This is the kumquat's
> > first year so the crop is not large.
>
> You're gonna EAT a kumquat? Or more than one, at least? Guess
> that means
> the ones we see in the stores up here aren't the real thing, not
> surprising. I always assumed they must be something people just
> sliced into punchbowls, or used to lend interest to the corncob
> jelly.
<snicker>
One of the hurricanes took out both our kumquat trees by placing a
huge live oak on top of them. We had one of each type of kumquat --
sour and sweet -- and you could almost swear they were two different
species. I loved them both. The ones you buy around here have no
flavor and are neither sweet nor sour. I could see where people
would add them to corncob jelly.
Liz