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Ground Cherries- the food with its own wrapper

10/12/2013

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You've gotta respect a fruit that comes in its own wrapper! To parallel Michael Pollan's argument, this concept is such a marvel of design between man (who greatly benefits from having his food wrapped) and plants. The banana is one great example. And so is the ground cherry!

These "volunteer" ground cherries came up from our compost and are one of the surprise highlights of our first season on the farm. Some research revealed that they are in the same family as tomatoes and go by multiple names including winter cherries, cape gooseberries and strawberry tomatoes. They are high in pectin and were reportedly eaten by the Pilgrims as part of the autumn harvest. Surprisingly, the taste is more reminiscent of a pineapple that a tomato.

While dining at a "farm to table" restaurant in Santa Cruz, CA this summer, I was surprised when a few of these arrived with the check.  Kudos to the chef for realizing that offering these sweet little treats (so beautifully wrapped) would be a fun and creative play on the traditional offering of mints. 


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