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Crabapples, and all the fancy ones with red meat And a lot of cider apples

echelon 2y ago
I had no idea crabapples were safe to eat. When I grew up, we had several crabapple trees in the yard. They very frequently bore fruit. My mom always told me these were toxic to eat, so I stayed away from them. Honeysuckle and blackberries, on the other hand... I just googled it. It's a common myth, I suppose?
- pvaldes 2y ago
  Crabapples make an excellent jelly, that you can have also in different colors depending on the cultivar. https://www.alamy.com/home-made-crab-apple-jelly-malus-evereste-agm-malus-dartmouth-malus-x-zumi-golden-hornet-malus-x-robusta-red-sentinel-agm-image332824888.html https://www.alamy.com/home-made-crab-apple-jelly-malus-evere... https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/40275/mary-wynnes-crabapple-jelly/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/40275/mary-wynnes-crabappl... https://thequietfoodie.com/my-first-ever-crab-apple-jelly-recipe/ https://thequietfoodie.com/my-first-ever-crab-apple-jelly-re... As raw fruit they are perfectly edible when mature. The flavor is a mild apple flavor, a little bland an can be sour also. As in all apples, the seeds have cyanide, but as long as you don't eat them or filter the seeds after cooking it, it will not be a problem. Just don't eat it whole. The immature fruits are hard as a steel ball, so there is a risk of suffocation with children, but apart if this, if you discard the seeds they are perfectly edible. I ate them many times, even if I prefer to let most in the tree for the birds.
- OJFord 2y ago
  It just means wild apple trees, not a cultivated variety. Similar to picking wild blackberries, except I think they are true to seed.
  - pvaldes 2y ago
    > It just means wild apple trees, not a cultivated variety. "Wild" apples are Malus sylvestris or just feral domestic apples Malus domestica. Crabapples comprise the rest (>30 different species) of apples and its hybrids. Malus florida from Japan is famous for its glorious blossom for example. Malus sieboldi from China or Malus bacatta from Siberia are also crabapples. Some are true to seed, but other aren't and there are many cultivars selected by blossom or fruit display. There are some crabapples cultured specifically for culinary purposes, like Golden Hornet that bear heavy amounts of small yellow fruits. Very good for compote and jelly.

I had no idea crabapples were safe to eat. When I grew up, we had several crabapple trees in the yard. They very frequently bore fruit. My mom always told me these were toxic to eat, so I stayed away from them. Honeysuckle and blackberries, on the other hand... I just googled it. It's a common myth, I suppose?

pvaldes 2y ago
Crabapples make an excellent jelly, that you can have also in different colors depending on the cultivar. https://www.alamy.com/home-made-crab-apple-jelly-malus-evereste-agm-malus-dartmouth-malus-x-zumi-golden-hornet-malus-x-robusta-red-sentinel-agm-image332824888.html https://www.alamy.com/home-made-crab-apple-jelly-malus-evere... https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/40275/mary-wynnes-crabapple-jelly/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/40275/mary-wynnes-crabappl... https://thequietfoodie.com/my-first-ever-crab-apple-jelly-recipe/ https://thequietfoodie.com/my-first-ever-crab-apple-jelly-re... As raw fruit they are perfectly edible when mature. The flavor is a mild apple flavor, a little bland an can be sour also. As in all apples, the seeds have cyanide, but as long as you don't eat them or filter the seeds after cooking it, it will not be a problem. Just don't eat it whole. The immature fruits are hard as a steel ball, so there is a risk of suffocation with children, but apart if this, if you discard the seeds they are perfectly edible. I ate them many times, even if I prefer to let most in the tree for the birds.
OJFord 2y ago
It just means wild apple trees, not a cultivated variety. Similar to picking wild blackberries, except I think they are true to seed.
- pvaldes 2y ago
  > It just means wild apple trees, not a cultivated variety. "Wild" apples are Malus sylvestris or just feral domestic apples Malus domestica. Crabapples comprise the rest (>30 different species) of apples and its hybrids. Malus florida from Japan is famous for its glorious blossom for example. Malus sieboldi from China or Malus bacatta from Siberia are also crabapples. Some are true to seed, but other aren't and there are many cultivars selected by blossom or fruit display. There are some crabapples cultured specifically for culinary purposes, like Golden Hornet that bear heavy amounts of small yellow fruits. Very good for compote and jelly.