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Old 04-05-2009, 07:15 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Default Re: pepino, yacon, solanum, artichoke& tobacco

OK, Sandy, you know how I was talking about the size difference between the eating and juicing cultivars of Naranjilla? I finally had both of them in the house to take a comparative photo. That's a quarter for scale. Isn't it wild? The juicer weighed about 2 lbs all on its lonesome!



Paula, Yacon is an edible tuber similar to Jerusalem Artichoke, although in my humble opinion it's much tastier. Yacon is quite sweet without having a high glycemic index, which makes it an excellent food for diabetics. Basically, you steam or bake the tuber and eat it, just like you would for Yams, Jerusalem Artichoke, or Ullcu (Oxalis tuberosum).
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