Sunday, November 19, 2006

My harvest

Here are some of the Chinese quince from my garden. They smell lovely, but I'm not quite sure what to do with them!

I'm still trying to decide if I should try cooking them or not, so if you have any ideas, please write and tell me. (Aside from making liqueur.)

And the little orange things are called "Karasu-uri" or "Snake Vine" in English. The vine grows in the summer, and in late summer it has fruits that look like tiny watermelons. In autumn they become orange and kind of look like mini-pumpkins. Please don't try to eat them! I picked them because I think they make good decorations :)

This year they were growing in many places in my garden, including in the persimmom tree.

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