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Re: Edibility of Dogwood Berries

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From: falk
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1993 18:21
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In article <robison1.747926970@husc10>, robison1@husc10.harvard.edu
   (Keith Robison) writes:
> I am looking for information on the human edibility of dogwood berries.
> I had always heard they were not, but my father came across a reference
> to making jams and jellies from the berries of Cornus maas (sp?). Is
> it true that some species have edible berries?  And just how inedible
> are the rest?
> 
> Thanks for any info -- I would be happy to summarize (with permission,
> of course) any E-mail replies.
> 
> Keith Robison
> Harvard University
> Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology
> Department of Genetics / HHMI
> 
> robison@biosun.harvard.edu 

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) berries are edible, but very bland - why
bother?

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