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making umeboshi
Hi Bo,
These are small, unripe apricots, or at least that's what the guy that gave them to me said. I think that he was right because I started them using Cornelia Aihara's recipe and they are already smelling like umeboshi smell. Your ligonberries sound good and my husband would go crazy over them, since he is from Russia and loves berries. We went to Ikea once and there they sell ligonberry jams and juices, unfortunately full of sugar. He was very sad:(
I think that the tradition of pickling fruit is pretty wide spread. In the southern United States, watermelon rind is pickled. In Russia, whole watermelons are pickled. In India, limes are pickled in very hot spices. Um, I can't think of any more examples off hand but pickled ligonberries sound pretty apropriate for your region. How did they taste?
Thanks,
Elizabeth
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