Kiwano

[Jamie D]

PP - I never heard that term before.  Thanks!
It seems to be a relative of the cherimoya.

[Pica Pica]

It is a cherimoya, but better known as custard apple round here.

[Jamie D]

It is a cherimoya, but better known as custard apple round here.

No wonder!

Got me.

[Cindy]

Interesting way to shake hands

[Jamie D]

Interesting way to shake hands

It's a form of "group hug." 

[Felix]

Okay, so this is NOT going into my herb garden!

Epimedium grandiflorium



Better known as "Horny Goat Weed"

It's really pretty. It reminds me of something.

[Cindy]

Supposed to be good for the sex life.

[Jamie D]

Supposed to be good for the sex life.

Baaa

[Cindy]

Not another New Zealander

[Cindy]

Terrible Joke.

A white missionary was in Africa, the only white in the village. One of the chief's wives gave birth to a white child. The Chief arrives at the missionary's hut ready to kill him, terrified the missionary tries to explain genetic drift and finally says. look it'sjust like the sheep flock, occasionally you get a black sheep being born. 

The chief lowers his weapon. OK if you keep my secret I'll keep yours.




I didn't mean that to offend

[Felix]

Racist Joke.

A white missionary was in Africa, the only white in the village. One of the chief's wives gave birth to a white child. The Chief arrives at the missionary's hut ready to kill him, terrified the missionary tries to explain genetic drift and finally says. look it'sjust like the sheep flock, occasionally you get a black sheep being born. 

The chief lowers his weapon. OK if you keep my secret I'll keep yours.




I didn't mean that to offend

I've been reading a book about sexuality in colonial America. There was a guy who was prosecuted for having sex with a sow after it gave birth to piglets that looked like him. The really funny thing is that he plead guilty.

[Jamie D]

Hazing investigation launched

New York Newsday reported March 9 [2000] that Hofstra University suspended Crown and Lance fraternity scheduled a Hofstra judiciary board hearing to look into possible hazing. Officials alleged that Crown and Lance, mainly made up of football players, may have been involved in some initiation ritual that involved five pledges and a sheep on a public beach. The police sent the group packing without charges and no alcohol was involved.

[Cindy]

I've been reading a book about sexuality in colonial America. There was a guy who was prosecuted for having sex with a sow after it gave birth to piglets that looked like him. The really funny thing is that he plead guilty.

That explains most of the people I see eating McDonald's

[Jamie D]

Red plantains



Ain't your regular banana!

[Alexis]

Talking about different fruits and foods...

Miracle Berry
For those who haven't heard of it before, miracle berry has this really neat property to it. It actually distorts your tastebuds so that the sweetness receptors so that they respond to acids instead of sugars, so sour things like vinegar and lemon juice are actually sweet.

Also, strangely enough, this morning when I was picking up a bunch of my ingredients for the day I happened to see a bunch of kiwano just sitting there on the shelf. Thought of this thread, and somehow now I have more kiwano than I know what to do with

[Brooke777]

Kiwano is great in drinks.

The miracle berries sound like they would make for a good joke.  I would love to spike someones juice with them and watch all the confusion unfold afterward.

[Alexis]

The miracle berries sound like they would make for a good joke.

Exactly

I'm doing a tasting meal soon for a few friends and planning on sneaking the berries in right before the dessert course with some kind of intermezzo, and then putting together a dessert that will be so obviously sour with things like lemon cells, or passion fruit, just to mess with everyone. I have yet to try it out though, so this is provided that it really works that well