The mystery of silphium, a lost Roman herb (2017)

Re:The mystery of silphium, a lost Roman herb (2017) by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:01AM (#22236237)

Huh. We picked fruit from what the landowner claimed were 'huckleberry plants'. Made jam - pretty good, a little bitter but tasty. Threw the strained seeds into the compost heap.

The next summer had the most lush patch of huckleberry plants there, complete with plentiful fruit.

So either those weren't huckleberries, or somebody has solved the huckleberry reproduction issue.

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Re:The mystery of silphium, a lost Roman herb (2017) by cygx on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:21AM (#22236493)

Probably blueberries or bilberries.

Quote from some random search result[1]:

Huckleberries are edible and quite tasty. The small, round berries resemble blueberries. In fact, in some parts of the United States, huckleberries might be called blueberries and blueberries might be called huckleberries. They're not the same fruit, though.

[1] https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-huckleberry

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Re:The mystery of silphium, a lost Roman herb (2017) by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:53AM (#22236964)

Interesting. Do blueberries come in more astringent forms than the commercial one? With quite a different flavor?

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