I wonder what they are?

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1. grevilleacorner on November 24, 2015 at 9:23 am

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   They look a little like unripe rambutan which I love – used to buy by the kilo in Singapore (a tropical fruit) and eat through the lot. Peel the skin and eat the fruit….a little like lychee but better. Alternatively, perhaps a gooseberry….hmmmm

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   1. Lois on November 24, 2015 at 1:39 pm

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      Rambutans…. mmmmm yummy!

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2. grevilleacorner on November 24, 2015 at 9:25 am

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambutan
   No they are not gooseberry – I checked pics of those.

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   1. Lois on November 24, 2015 at 1:39 pm

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      Thank you… I’m not sure they are rambutans, although they look very similar – when I looked at the link it said rambutans grow on trees, and this was a small shrub… But this has brought back lovely memories of eating fresh rambutans in Singapore, many , many years ago!

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3. Rosie Scribblah on November 29, 2015 at 10:03 am

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   Could be Arbutus, the strawberry tree. Fruit is edible and it grows in this country.

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   1. Lois on November 29, 2015 at 10:46 am

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      Thank you… they certainly looked as if they should be edible! I wonder if they taste of strawberries?

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      1. Rosie Scribblah on November 29, 2015 at 11:58 am

         I think they’re a native of Portugal and there was a bit of a c raze for the plants back in the 1980s. I think I remember that they were good for making a liquer, like sloe gin

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      2. Lois on November 29, 2015 at 4:05 pm

         Oooh, even better! Mmmm, might have to visit a garden centre!

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