On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:13:31 -0400, "Fudge" > wrote:

> Seems the British have banned Canadian made jams, jellies and syrups
>containing Saskatoon berries. They think there is something harmful in the
>berries? The Queen and her offspring have gobbled down large quantities of
>this prairie delicacy during their time at the trough here in Canada. If
>such a product is fit for the Queen of England, surely Saskatoon berries can
>be consumed by the peasants. Something is wrong here.

<shrug> Just a new-to-them food having to be passed through a few
hoops. For any Europeans reading the group, run don't walk to your
nearest vendor. They are a yummy, nutriious sour-sweet berry that has
been eaten for tens of thousands of years by the original peoples of
North America. They make excellent jams, are wonderful in crisps and
baked desserts, in muffins, raw, dried, in trail mixes and as fruit
wine(!). I airfreight a twenty pound flat from Lethbridge to Toronto
every August.

Shirley Hicks
Toronto, Ontario.