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Fruits of the Myrtle

The blue-black fruits of the myrtle are edible. Alan Davidson (The Oxford Companion to Food, 1999) reports that the berries, which are pleasantly acid and sweet with an aroma that suggests that of juniper, were eaten in Greek antiquity. They may be made into a jelly, or boiled to make a beverage. Both the flower buds and the berries have traditionally been dried and used as a spice.

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