Comments on: Pinkster apples http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/pinkster-apples/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susan Cerullo http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/pinkster-apples/comment-page-1/#comment-17527 Susan Cerullo Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:20:34 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=6965#comment-17527 Another name is swamp cheese. They are edible. I have taken a bite, but I have read not to eat a lot. They are a bit sour tasting. I think the best place for them is the trash! I usually get them every year on my pink azalea but there were none this so I had beautiful blossoms. <em>Susan, Thank you for chiming in, you brave soul! It's good to know they're not worth bothering with. The name swamp cheese turns me right off wanting to try but does make me wonder if they'd be better grilled... -kris</em> Another name is swamp cheese. They are edible. I have taken a bite, but I have read not to eat a lot. They are a bit sour tasting. I think the best place for them is the trash! I usually get them every year on my pink azalea but there were none this so I had beautiful blossoms.

Susan, Thank you for chiming in, you brave soul! It’s good to know they’re not worth bothering with. The name swamp cheese turns me right off wanting to try but does make me wonder if they’d be better grilled… -kris

]]> By: Reed Pugh http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/pinkster-apples/comment-page-1/#comment-17496 Reed Pugh Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:23:43 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=6965#comment-17496 That shady moist period we had in June will bring on the galls. They come on plants that don't get enough sun and are constantly moist. I wouldn't eat given the toxicity of the family, I'm happy with just a few mushrooms, no need to go chasing fungii to eat... <em>Reed, that makes sense. And I'm with you - not inclined to try them. -kris</em> That shady moist period we had in June will bring on the galls. They come on plants that don’t get enough sun and are constantly moist. I wouldn’t eat given the toxicity of the family, I’m happy with just a few mushrooms, no need to go chasing fungii to eat…

Reed, that makes sense. And I’m with you – not inclined to try them. -kris

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