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Squaregrouper · Sep 12, 2021

wilcam47 said:
I think i book marked it. Definitely on my list

I don't know if they would do well in AZ. In nature, they grow in semi shaded areas under mature hardwoods. They are typically found near running water in a flood plain (damp soil most of the time).

wilcam47 · Sep 12, 2021

squaregrouper said:
I don't know if they would do well in AZ. In nature, they grow in semi shaded areas under mature hardwoods. They are typically found near running water in a flood plain (damp soil most of the time).

Prob not good where i am at the moment...but we will be moving soon to a better environment

Archeryrob · Sep 12, 2021

The five gallon bucket made 15 pints. One went right to the fridge.

I need to find a better way I’d separating the seeds from the pulp than just my fingers. Extremely time consuming, messy and a PITA

wilcam47 · Sep 12, 2021

Archeryrob said:
The five gallon bucket made 15 pints. One went right to the fridge.

I need to find a better way I’d separating the seeds from the pulp than just my fingers. Extremely time consuming, messy and a PITA

If someone has any uncooked seeds ill take them.

Clovis · Sep 12, 2021

Seagrave1963 said:
(will keep that in mind in 6-8 years!)

If you want some sooner, I think you are reasonably close to me. I have discovered I have some trees bearing some of these and we could arrange a visit. Let me know.

Archeryrob · Sep 13, 2021

wilcam47 said:
If someone has any uncooked seeds ill take them.

I threw away all my cooked seeds and the compost pile has a few I threw out from ones that were not ripe. I'm not digging through that though. I may try again next weekend and use the masher like you showed and can save some for you. I think picking through ahead of time might be easier and then i don;t need to let it cool to pick them out and probably not as messy with the pulp being more firm, hopefully.

Also, you all planning on growing these, you have a woods to plant them in? These are an under story tree and I have only seen them growing in the woods. I have never seen one growing in direct sunlight. They also grow more from rhizome sprouts on the same first tree. One tree can make a small grove a few years after growing.

wilcam47 · Sep 13, 2021

Archeryrob said:
I threw away all my cooked seeds and the compost pile has a few I threw out from ones that were not ripe. I'm not digging through that though. I may try again next weekend and use the masher like you showed and can save some for you. I think picking through ahead of time might be easier and then i don;t need to let it cool to pick them out and probably not as messy with the pulp being more firm, hopefully.

Also, you all planning on growing these, you have a woods to plant them in? These are an under story tree and I have only seen them growing in the woods. I have never seen one growing in direct sunlight. They also grow more from rhizome sprouts on the same first tree. One tree can make a small grove a few years after growing.

Yes, id like to try and sprout some. They will be planted in woods, there might be some there already.

Squaregrouper · Sep 13, 2021

wilcam47 said:
If someone has any uncooked seeds ill take them.

I'm foraging for them this coming Sunday. I can mail you some.

Squaregrouper · Sep 13, 2021

Archeryrob said:
The five gallon bucket made 15 pints. One went right to the fridge.

I need to find a better way I’d separating the seeds from the pulp than just my fingers. Extremely time consuming, messy and a PITA

I'm going to try using a Foley Food Mill. I will report back as to how it worked.

wilcam47 · Sep 13, 2021

squaregrouper said:
I'm foraging for them this coming Sunday. I can mail you some.

cool, let me know. Thanks!

squaregrouper said:
I'm going to try using a Foley Food Mill. I will report back as to how it worked.

I was wondering if that would work also

Archeryrob · Sep 13, 2021

I am not sure the food mill is going to work unless you really cook it a long time. Mine after an hour was still chunky and I used an immersion blender on it. But give it a shot and we will all learn something.

Maybe it will reduce the vast quantity and make it easier to find the seeds. The problem with cooking and then finding seeds is resting it to cool off to touch it. Then having to heat it back up for the water bath part.

TrappedinMD · Sep 13, 2021

Can you use the grinder attachment like you do to make apple sauce/tomato sauce? The seeds/skin gets kicked out the end.

Archeryrob · Sep 13, 2021

I wish and I'd have to look at it. I got the Lem big bite juicer and it has a plastic soft plug at the end to build pressure and I think the seeds are so big they will crush in it, or blow the end off the juicer and maybe mess it up. Some of these seeds look like 2x Kidney beans.

Archeryrob · Sep 13, 2021

Yeah just looked at it and seeds aren’t getting past the end without crushing it breaking it

Seagrave1963 · Sep 14, 2021

Clovis said:
If you want some sooner, I think you are reasonably close to me. I have discovered I have some trees bearing some of these and we could arrange a visit. Let me know.

That's very generous Clovis, thank you - sending you a PM

Clovis · Sep 14, 2021

Seagrave1963 said:
That's very generous Clovis, thank you - sending you a PM

And one back to you.

Archeryrob · Sep 14, 2021

From all I have read and seen the seeds need to stay moist. So maybe put in a sandwich bag and a damp paper towel. They say if they dry out they will not ever grow.

Mako · Sep 14, 2021

wilcam47 said:
Yes, id like to try and sprout some. They will be planted in woods, there might be some there already.

Plant them where they will live or something with room, because they do not transplant well. They utilize a central tap root that if damaged or destroyed will likely kill them off. If starting in pots use a long pot that will allow the root room to grow if transplanting.

wilcam47 · Sep 14, 2021

Mako said:
Plant them where they will live or something with room, because they do not transplant well. They utilize a central tap root that if damaged or destroyed will likely kill them off. If starting in pots use a long pot that will allow the root room to grow if transplanting.

Cool. Not sure what trees i have there. But i got shade and damp area so should be good.

Archeryrob · Sep 18, 2021

Got 11.5# of meat and seeds cooking now. This is the prime time to the end. Should have walked middle of the week as many were on the ground and some ruined. Should be much sweeter and better this week.

[EDIT] 13 more pints on the shelf. Cut the recipe in paw paw to other ingredients to sweeten and strengthen it up.

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