Large quantities of the fruit can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. The fruit is of very low or zero toxicity, it only causes mild upsets when eaten unripe or in large quantities
I have read articles by keen wild flower/fruit eaters that if cooked for a long time with lots of sugar it can be made into a fairly inocuous jelly to eat with meat. I'm content with Red currants.
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Large quantities of the fruit can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. The fruit is of very low or zero toxicity, it only causes mild upsets when eaten unripe or in large quantities
I have read articles by keen wild flower/fruit eaters that if cooked for a long time with lots of sugar it can be made into a fairly inocuous jelly to eat with meat. I'm content with Red currants.
why anyone would want to go to all the bother to eat something which apparently tastes nasty unless you add tons of sugar, is quite beyond me.
The other type he has ,Viburnum American Cranberry Bush (viburnum trilobum), are also supposed to be edible ???
Wiki says they're edible.
They're not cranberries so are unlikely to taste like cranberries
In the sticks near Peterborough
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid, the taste is best after a frost'
The fruits are rich in vitamin C.
They are an excellent substitute for cranberries and are used in preserves, jams etc.
A jam made from the fruit has a very pleasant flavour that goes well in a porridge.