Oct. 21, 2008
Free Food on the Highway
I was walking with a friend this morning and she told me that her church's property was covered with Autumn Olives. We have Autumn Olive trees all over our property and I thought they were "weed trees". I didn't know you could EAT THEM!
Turns out these are invasive! and did I mention you can EAT THEM! When we returned to my friends home, she let me try out some Russian Olive Jam that her father-in-law made for her. It was great! A little like strawberry rhubarb, or even, dare I say, the flavor of a Fruit-roll-up.
They are also high in Lycopene, that tomato nutrient everyone has been touting of late and you can get it for free on the side of the highway. (Not that you should stop on the highway, but they are everywhere!)
Now be sure that you have identified the correct plant because there are a lot of red berries out this time of year and you don't want to get the wrong one. Thankfully, this is not difficult to identify. It is also insanely easy to pick. On branches where the leaves have died, clusters of berries form and you can just run your hand over the cluster and the berries fall off (into your bucket.) I spent 15 minutes out at our trees and probably collected about 10 cups.
So in these times of frugality, remember where you can find free food!
Here is a site describing its benefits (and a good picture of what it looks like.)
http://www.psa-rising.com/eatingwell/wild-foods/autumnolive.htm
Here is a recipe for Jam.
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