Jamaican oxalis is one of the coolest - attend edibles you may grow . And not only is it beautiful , it ’s also delicious . Jamaican Jamaica sorrel , also known as Florida Cranberry , is a member of the hibiscus house ( which also includes okra plant ) and like many hibiscus , has multiple comestible parts .
The blooms , leave , and seedcase on this plant are all comestible – but the ground most people maturate Jamaican sorrel is for the calyx .
What is a calyx , you take ? It ’s the pointy red number at the base of the efflorescence .
After blossom , the flower withers and the pod inside the bud start out to swell . After a few days , the calyx around it is large and gamy – quick for picking .
Perfect little “ Invasion of the Bodysnatchers ” pods !
I expend scissor hold to take them off my Dubya when they ’re about an inch across . Then you get to do the fun part :
Perfect little “Invasion of the Bodysnatchers” pods!
chop up the stem end off , slit one side and pop out the green yield in the middle . ( They ’re like freaky piddling gumbo babies … I send them aright out the doorway to the chickens . ) Then write the calyx in the freezer until Thanksgiving – they ’re a dead ringer for cranberry , though not as bitter . My married woman use them interchangeably with cranberry in her sauce fashioning … and the results are delicious .
Check outRachel’s Jamaican Sorrel Cranberry Relishrecipe!
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3 Spuds!Name : Jamaican Sorrel , Florida Cranberry , RoselleLatin Name : Hibiscus sabdariffaType : Annual shrubSize:4 - 7′Nitrogen Fixer : NoMedicinal : PotentiallyCold - stalwart : NoExposure : Full sun / part shadePart Used : calyx , leavesPropagation : SeedTaste : DeliciousMethod of homework : Raw , cook , jellied , leaves in saladsStorability : So - so . maintain by freezing , jellying . easiness of growing : EasyNutrition : GoodRecognizability : LowAvailability : LowAmazon.com whatchamacallit
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Perfect little “Invasion of the Bodysnatchers” pods!
