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Subject: Re: Mulberries
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Date: Wed, 22-Jun-83 12:38:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 22 12:38:27 1983
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Mullberries come in two varities. Purple/blue and white.  Both varities
are very fragile when ripe, and can't ripen off the bush.  The amount
of work two harvest Mullberries in any quantity is prohibitive for any
comerical venture.  On RARE occasions it is possible to fine a "gormet"
store that might carry them. They can however be found in both forms
dried in either gormet stores or middle-eastern food stores.
	If you have the good fortune to have access to and the time
fresh Mullberries are wonderful.  For those who would not recognize a
mullberry, they look some what like a raspberry on a tiny stem. Unlike
raspberries mullberries do not have a removable core and the stem is
eatable.  They make wonderful pies, jellies, juice, etc.  Or just eat
plain.  Beware they do stain... 
~?
	There are two ways to harvest them.  1) pick by hand 2) lay
out a large old sheet and rake out of tree. Number 1 will give you 
the most ripe and fragile berries with out crushing too many, However
it is very taxing to do large batchs and y
					  ou will have trouble getting 
the upper branches.  Number 2 will give you the largest number of berries
per man hour, however you will then have to sort out the good from the 
bad later with some of them being crushed.