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A few months ago I had a jar of medlar jelly shipped over from the UK via Amazon. It was not cheap but very tasty; the flavor reminded me a bit of quince jelly,
by zeteo 6y ago
A few months ago I had a jar of medlar jelly shipped over from the UK via Amazon. It was not cheap but very tasty; the flavor reminded me a bit of quince jelly, another pretty rare item in the US. I'd like to have it again sometime, maybe for a special occasion.
The rest of my medieval foods bucket list includes purslane and sorrel. It looks like I'll have to grow both of them from seeds as I have no hope of buying them from a store anytime soon.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoPurslane, at least, is extremely easy to grow. It can actually become a weed in some circumstances. Quite tasty. I haven't grown it for a few years, but it's on my seed list now. Thanks for the reminder!
- bserge 6y agoOh, you reminded me of quince jam. That used to be my favorite. I haven't seen any for over a decade, quince trees used to be common in my home country, but they fell out of favour for some reason and very few people grow them anymore. Quince jam and quince juice were great.
- haroldp 6y agoQuince are naturally very high in pectin, so they were often grown to be added to other fruit as a thickener in jams. These days people just buy commercially produced pectin, or more likely, don't make jam at all.
- selimthegrim 6y agoI've seen it at upscale grocery stores, usually next to the fancy cheese section.
- twic 6y agoI haven't had sorrel in ages, but it's amazing. Intensely sharp, lemony flavour. A classic thing to do is to stuff it inside a mackerel and grill it.
- justincormack 6y agosorrel is not terribly exciting. I think it should grow from seed easily.
- pvaldes 6y agoAngelica's candied stems are probably among the best candidates for the "once popular but now forgotten" list. In this case there are good reasons to not consume it. Very similar to poisonous species for the untrained eye.
- bjowen 6y agoDepending where you are, these may well already be growing wild or as weeds, they’re distributed pretty widely especially where euro crops are grown. Look out for nettle as well, it’s not bad at all.