My guess is it got mixed up with the fact that the bush itself is highly toxic to deer,elk,moose,cattle and horses. Once the leaves begin to wilt they produce cyanide so needles to say not great for life expectancy of any anamal with chamberd stomachs. As for the barries I always loved the jam on toast. Picking them and especially june barriers as a kid was always fun cause my uncle would set us up in tyvek suits with the legs and wrists duct taped to keep the 8 billion ticks out. We would get back to the truck and he would get out the broom and brush off all the little bastards before we could get in.your childhood was to sheltered LOL , chokecherry syrup is the food of the gods , eaten myself sick on juneberry's never chokecherrys plus you get a awesome pit to send a friends way ;:;rofl my Dad could make a chokecherry wine crisp and light knock your socks off if you weren't careful add that to the list of things I wish I would of learned from him
Pan fried corn bread. Cooking oil or bacon grease in a cast iron pan, heat till hot, drop in thick slice of corn bread, flip once and plate. Drizzle on syrup. Guaranteed to block your arteries and loosen your stool at the same time.
use a steamer to extract the juice?
Well gee....didn't realize my sheltered lifestyle was enough to get negative rep. Thanks, I guess?
No, I've never had chokecherry syrup, nor had I heard of it until today. Are you talking about those trees that are all over fargo that drop little red berries on the sidewalk and make it slick as bat shit? Aren't those chokecherries?
What is the difference between jelly and jam
you can't jelly your D in the P
This is where I was going with my question.you can't jelly your D in the P
I've never heard of chokecherry syrup. I was told as a wee lad that chokecherries would make you sick.
Huh...
Well they wernt all wrong. After reading up on them every part of the chokecherry bush it highly poisonous except for the juce and flesh of the berries. The leaves and bark have killed a fair few horses and kids have been poisoned by chewing on the twigs or the pits in the fruit streight from the tree. The pits can be rendered non-poisonous but didnt look how since i have no need to do it. We're talking cyanide poisoning here so needless to say very nasty stuff and definitely something to keep an eye on well picking if you have small children with. I guess its strong enough and kids are susceptible enough to the poison that even using a live chokecherry branch to skewer hotdogs on can lead to them becoming ill.
Don't know if I believe all that. When I was a kid I remember Mom dumping the boiled berries to the pigs. This is after boiling them to get the juice. The pigs would chow down chomping away crunching the pits and all.
Plus I've heard of people using chokecherry to smoke sausage with. Wouldn't the poison contaminate the meat also?
[h=3]Toxicity:[/h]Most parts of chokecherry are toxic to humans and livestock. Digestion of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide (also called hydrocyanic or prussic acid). Cyanide poisoning can occur with fresh, bruised, wilted or dried foliage. It is possible for a person or animal to die of cyanide poisoning if not treated within minutes of ingestion. Cases of poisoning in livestock have been reported. However, it is not usual for such poisonings to occur at times when other, more palatable forage is available. Cases of poisoning have been reported for children who chewed on twigs, or ate the cherries without discarding the pits. The fleshy portion of the chokecherry fruit is not poisonous and can be safely eaten, although it is extremely tart.
Toxicity:
Most parts of chokecherry are toxic to humans and livestock. Digestion of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide (also called hydrocyanic or prussic acid). Cyanide poisoning can occur with fresh, bruised, wilted or dried foliage. It is possible for a person or animal to die of cyanide poisoning if not treated within minutes of ingestion. Cases of poisoning in livestock have been reported. However, it is not usual for such poisonings to occur at times when other, more palatable forage is available. Cases of poisoning have been reported for children who chewed on twigs, or ate the cherries without discarding the pits. The fleshy portion of the chokecherry fruit is not poisonous and can be safely eaten, although it is extremely tart.
Holy cats, That is news in this neck of the woods. We have native trees all over the farm that the deer don't seem to bother but I planted a row in the yard that had a few berries last year and this spring there were no blossoms at all, I was sure the deer had been in there and pruned them when I drove by with the mower.