Edibles Archives

Sunday, May 11, 2025

About Apples

1. They are so pomaceous! Pome is from the Latin word for fruit, pomun, but in our world, we apply

Highbush cranberry grows wild just about everywhere in Canada.

Lowbush cranberry The lowbush cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a North American plant, related to the blueberry, that grows naturally in

1. Corn is grass. Zea mays, the Latin name for maize, which is the farming name for corn, is a

1. Mon petit chou. My little cabbage, a term of endearment in French, could be applied to Brussels sprouts, which

1. Blood turnip. Beets or beetroots, as they are known in the United Kingdom, evolved from the sea beet, a

Chokecherry fruit 1. Not the same. Chokecherries and chokeberries look quite similar to the untrained eye and they both taste

Baby Potatoes in the Garden

Po-TAE-to, Po-TA-to Nothing tastes better than fresh baby potatoes from the garden. Boiled, baked or put into salads or soups,

What are herbs? Herbs are the leafy green parts of a plant, fresh or dried, used for flavouring food. They

1. Tooth of the lion. The English common name “dandelion” comes from the French dent de lion, meaning tooth of

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, ‘Dew of the Sea’) is a woody, Mediterranean perennial that grows where the summers are hot and