Way off topic - Hedge apple name ?
Pelarg@aol.com (Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:06:23 PDT)

Hi Tsuh yang.
They are definitely not edible, in the lab I give the kids it states (from
info copped from the net) that they while they are not poisonous, they will
make one vomit. Plus the latex is irritating to sensitive skin, so I imagine it
would cause problems if ingested. It is said that horses will eat them, and
that their original dispersers were giant ground sloths and extinct
prehistoric North American horses (as opposed to the introduced "wild" horses of
today). Today we humans are the "dispersers". Don't know if they actually repel
roaches, but the insecticidal/repellent properties are widely mentioned.
Ernie

In a message dated 10/19/2008 3:10:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
piabinha@yahoo.com writes:

i don't think they are edible are they? at one point, they were sold in NYC
farmer markets for their supposedly roach-repelling properties.

i occasionally pick them up in the park -- they do give off a slightly
insecticidal odor.

=========
tsuh yang

But what did the Greek couple do with their truck load of fruit?

Just eternally curious about what assorted people get up to.

Paul

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