Seriously. There is a restaurant that is selling pickled and deep fried
maple leaves.



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On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:36:06 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Seriously. There is a restaurant that is selling pickled and deep fried
>maple leaves.

I'll bet the profit margin is healthy. I can't imagine procuring maple
leaves being very expensive.

On 2014-10-23 5:41 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:36:06 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> Seriously. There is a restaurant that is selling pickled and deep fried
>> maple leaves.
>
> I'll bet the profit margin is healthy. I can't imagine procuring maple
> leaves being very expensive.
>

Apparently they got them in the spring when they were green and tender.
I have several huge maple trees in my yard and will be spending much of
the next week raking old dried leaves. FWIW... it is the maple leaves
that give us our brilliant fall colours. They are bright read,orange or
yellow. On cloudy and rainy days they can be so bright that they seem to
glow.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:22:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-10-23 5:41 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:36:06 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Seriously. There is a restaurant that is selling pickled and deep fried
>>> maple leaves.
>>
>> I'll bet the profit margin is healthy. I can't imagine procuring maple
>> leaves being very expensive.
>>
>
>Apparently they got them in the spring when they were green and tender.
>I have several huge maple trees in my yard and will be spending much of
>the next week raking old dried leaves. FWIW... it is the maple leaves
>that give us our brilliant fall colours. They are bright read,orange or
>yellow. On cloudy and rainy days they can be so bright that they seem to
>glow.

Yes, very pretty trees. I should really get some as the climate is
right for them here. Out of all the classic temperate climate
ornamental tress, I really love Silver Birches in particular.

I do have a Japanese maple, but most years it seems to struggle
putting out leaves for very long before it's dropping them again
because its autumn. This year's spring is very warm though and it
seems to be doing pretty well. We're in for a hot and dry summer, this
time around...

On 2014-10-24, Jeßus > wrote:


> Yes, very pretty trees.

We have aspen trees. Not as colorful as I remember PA in OCT, but
still nice. We have some trees, here, the leaves will turn bright
red. Not sure what they are, yet. Also, I've noticed this year's
bird population was almost non-existent. A few in the Spring and now,
zip. :|

nb

On 2014-10-25 11:45 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-10-24, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>
>> Yes, very pretty trees.
>
> We have aspen trees. Not as colorful as I remember PA in OCT, but
> still nice. We have some trees, here, the leaves will turn bright
> red. Not sure what they are, yet. Also, I've noticed this year's
> bird population was almost non-existent. A few in the Spring and now,
> zip. :|
>

The aspen trees are nice , but they are only yellow. Maple leaves are
bright yellow, red or orange. Sometimes the appear to glow. When you
come across a vast area of hardwood forest in its full fall colours it
is an incredible sight. Then, about a week later, the leaves are gone
and it looks drab for the next 6 months until the leaves come out again
in late April or early May.

On Saturday, October 25, 2014 1:52:56 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> Sometimes the appear to glow. When you
> come across a vast area of hardwood forest in its full fall colours it
> is an incredible sight.

When you live here (PA) you (I) get used to it and sometimes don't notice how nice it really is. For me I mostly just see leaves in the driveway and don't look up.

On 2014-10-28 09:57, Thomas wrote:
> On Saturday, October 25, 2014 1:52:56 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Sometimes the appear to glow. When you come across a vast area of
>> hardwood forest in its full fall colours it is an incredible
>> sight.
>
> When you live here (PA) you (I) get used to it and sometimes don't
> notice how nice it really is. For me I mostly just see leaves in the
> driveway and don't look up.
>


I live in southern Ontario and he have a lot of hardwood forests around.
Our colour changes are not quite as spectacular as they are a little
farther north. The changes are a little slower and the colours last
longer. I love being in the woods as this time of year, and when I
drive around I still marvel at the wonderful colours.

On 10/28/2014 8:57 AM, Thomas wrote:
> On Saturday, October 25, 2014 1:52:56 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Sometimes the appear to glow. When you
>> come across a vast area of hardwood forest in its full fall colours it
>> is an incredible sight.
>
> When you live here (PA) you (I) get used to it and sometimes don't notice how nice it really is. For me I mostly just see leaves in the driveway and don't look up.
>

I grew up and lived in the northeast for most of my life. I never got
used to it. I would take myself for rides on the northern ends of the
Garden State Parkway (when it was still a parkway) just to see the
trees. I have photos of a tree with bright pink leaves that DH and I
spotted on a day hike in the Kittitinny Range (part of the famous
Appalachian Trail)

The leaves were just turning when I was in New Jersey a few weeks ago.
The sumac had turned and was gorgeous.

I don't miss raking leaves or shoveling snow. I'm much happier living
with palm trees.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas