Basswood fruit taste test

[rwc1969]

I've read these fruits can be used to make a chocolate substitute, so, I thought I'd give them a try and see how they taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYQdVgxM0aA

[LowKey]

A quick search turns up the same statement perpetuated all over the web.
"The flowers and fruit can be ground into a paste for an excellent fruit substitute for chocolate."

Can you get both off the tree at the same time?

here's a surfed-in link that might be helpful:
http://www.coolhemp.com/healingtrees...basswood.shtml

I'm more interested in its rope-making qualities now that you've pointed out the tree to me.

[rwc1969]

The flowers come before the fruit. I have another vid here somewhere that shows the flowers and I believe that was months ago IIRC. The young shiny leaves are awesome, I've yet to try the buds. I'd like to try the Bast wood tree as rope as well Lowkey. This tree is definitely a multi-use, multi-season item.

I'm going to wait on these and see if they mature anymore, but as is they are pretty uneventful. You hear so much stuff on the web, and even in reputable books. Sam Thayer, on his website, says something to the effect that the fruits are eaten by wild game and that's about it. But, it would be interesting to find out if they can somehow be made into a chocolate substitute or utilized in some manner.

[whitis]

It is called linden chocolate (linden = basswood)

Recipe:
http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/mi...nden-chocolate

[rwc1969]

Sounds good, thanks.

[LowKey]

I actually meant to comment too on the sound of you spitting out the fruits you were chewing. That about said it all.

[rwc1969]

Hehehe! Very dry!

[LowKey]

Here's another recipe. Turn off your volume. There are autoplay commercials.
http://gwydion.weebly.com/making-wild-chocolate.html