Wayne wrote:

> zxcvbob > wrote in
> :
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>>Can you grow blackberries there if you use drip irrigation? There's a
>>variety called "Youngberry" that is especially good and kind of sour.
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> That might be a consideration for the future. We're currently in a
> rental for at least the next year. I'd hate to just get a start and
> never see the fruit. :-)
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>>One of these days I'm gonna try making a pie with diced dried apricots
>>reconstituted in roselle juice (an inky-red sour hibiscus). I know
>>you can buy dried roselle in the Latin markets there. Look at the
>>black-and-white picture halfway down this page:
>>http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/roselle.html
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> That's interesting, and I really like dried apricots. As far as the
> hibiscus, I used to drink a hibiscus tea at a vegetarian restaurant years
> ago. It was delicious. I could imagine combining these for a pie. I'll
> look for the roselle juice when I next go to a Latin market. They're
> certainly not difficult to find here. I'm sure I could dilute it for a
> tea as well.

Look for dried roselle; the label will say something like "Flor de
Jamaica". Or if you're really lucky you might find it fresh but I doubt
it. Boil the dried roselle in water to extract the juice.

> How did you pie turn out?
>

It looks a lot better than I expected. I was kind of sloppy putting on
the top crust but it turned out OK anyway. I'll cut it tomorrow for
breakfast. If I cut it hot it will be too runny. It won't be cooled
down to "just warm enough" for at least an hour.

Bob