I wonder what they are?

Bits and pieces by LoisNovember 23, 2015November 23, 2015

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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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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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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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