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pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
February 13, 2008
02:36 PM Post #4533837
| I have ruled out all the ones that are toxic or bad tasting, but you don't say what your favorite cooking junipers are. Our state is covered with one-seed juniper which I gather don't taste good, and Rocky Mountain juniper, naturally. We also have some Alligator cedars. What kind do you use for flavoring meat and game? Any of these or some other? |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
February 13, 2008
04:13 PM Post #4534235
| What started me on this journey was a recipe, followed by ordering some dried juniper berries from Penzey's. Penzey's label says they come from Albania, which could then might be J. drupacea or J. phoenecia. It was only after tasting the results that I researched them and I WILL have some in my garden. J. virginiana may be what's growing between my creek and the road, I need to check. But for sure I will want some prostrate junipers in my yarden. |
Sharran
Calvert City, KY
(Zone 6b)
February 13, 2008
08:23 PM Post #4535062
| Darius,
Your article brought back some very good memories. My great aunt used to take me with her up into the mountains on a search for several different berries, one of them was juniper. It was important to her that she pick the berries while the dew was on them. That is all I remember about the juniper, I have no idea what she made with it or what she used it for, but as soon as I read your article, I had a flood of memories.
Thank you, it is a great article.
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darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
February 13, 2008
10:12 PM Post #4535450
| pajaritomt and Sharran...Thanks! Late today, I came across juniper berries on a gourmet web site I order from (chefshop.com)... theirs is juniper communis. I haven't had time to look and see if it will grow here. |
pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
February 13, 2008
10:41 PM Post #4535585
| Thanks for the info! I will look into it. |
bbrookrd
nantucket, MA
(Zone 7a)
February 14, 2008
12:21 AM Post #4535971
| I have a several acres of Juniperus virginiana, and now I will start to use them in cooking. I may just have to catch a few rabbits that eat my bulbs and cook them up in a nice sauce with Juniper berries. Thanks, Patti
Here is another good site. http://www.gpnc.org/eastern.htm |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
February 14, 2008
02:16 PM Post #4537823
| hyperlink doesn't work... at least for me. |
bbrookrd
nantucket, MA
(Zone 7a)
February 14, 2008
02:22 PM Post #4537850
| strange it works for me try again. Shows the dreaded cedar/apple rust, which we have a lot of here, but I still grow crab apples. Patti
http://www.gpnc.org/eastern.htm |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
February 14, 2008
02:25 PM Post #4537864
| Sorry, I forgot I switched to Tabs on the toolbar. It made a new tab and I overlooked it. |
