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what's the name of....

eas · 2010-09-21 15:49:20

those little decorative orange berry things that you find on top of cakes & tarts? They usually still have dried brown leaves still attached. thanks.

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21-09-2010 4:49pm

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eas

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those little decorative orange berry things that you find on top of cakes & tarts? They usually still have dried brown leaves still attached.

thanks.

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#2 21-09-2010 4:58pm
xxdilemmaxx

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They're called kumquats I think...

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#3 21-09-2010 5:04pm
eas

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hi xxdilemmaxx,

thanks for that, but they're not kumquats. Kumquots are like tiny oranges with an edible (but very tart) skin.

these things are more like berry's...there's 5 of us here all trying to remember what these things are called.

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#4 21-09-2010 5:06pm
Phenix

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physilas or cape gooseberry

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#5 21-09-2010 5:23pm
eas

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excellent, that's it. Thanks Phenix

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