So - due to peer pressure - an entry!!!
Today, one of the girls I work with brought in a bag of these "cherries". At least that was what she called them. I didn't recognize them so I passed. Now, I am not a food snob - but I had not seen this 'fruit' before. I guess some neighbor of her's found them in the woods and gave them to her.
No one at work has seen these things before and I can't find them on the internet. Several people did say that they thought they were 
a weed that grows out on farms. I dunno...
a weed that grows out on farms. I dunno...Here is a poor picture. They do have a beige, flakey, thin paper-like outer layer that peels easily. Inside is a pinkish-greenish berry that is very sour (or so I was told).
This looks something like a tomatillo. They can be several different colors. Purple, green, yellow, and red. They have a paper like husk. We use them in Mexican cooking.
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ReplyDeleteI have been told that this is it...
Cool new site design, cuz.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Also I noticed the tomatillo is in the family.
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