tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922842813363952574.post3779881525919238401..comments2024-01-30T16:51:24.412-05:00Comments on Medieval Cookery: Mystery FruitDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934829703642231254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922842813363952574.post-20305422511033635442018-01-25T16:45:49.209-05:002018-01-25T16:45:49.209-05:00I also thought it was a persimmon, but looking at ...I also thought it was a persimmon, but looking at it more it could just be an oddly shaped apple. We've lost a lot of the varities that were around in the 16th century.<br /><br />Also, as to Gerard thinking they were poisonous, I don't believe so, it seems that he didn't think they were very tasty, but not that they were poisonous. He does mention that the plant itself smells bad, but I don't see any mention of poison, at least in the 1597 edition.Tomas de Courcyhttp://www.bakerspeel.comnoreply@blogger.com