Goji berry received a lot of attention lately. Some people call it wolfberry or simply goji, and it is available on just about any health food store. Celebrities and even dietitians are fans of this fruit. Let’s discuss the reason behind all this attention to this wonder berry. 

Health Benefits of Dried Goji Berries 

Like dried prunes, raisins, and other fruits, goji berries are full of antioxidants – a naturally occurring substance that helps the body to heal itself faster. They taste like a cross between cherry, tomato, and cranberry. Goji berries are naturally sweet, but not too overpowering. They grow naturally on cooler parts of Asia, including the Himalayan mountains. 

There were some claims that goji berry leng...

Maddy describes a hardy forest garden favourite, the Medlar (Mespilus germanica), and gives a recipe for Medlar Jelly.

Medlars are small self-fertile trees originally from southwest Asia and possibly also southeastern Europe. They are pretty trees that seem to be very tough, able to fruit even in the wettest of summers when even many of our apple varieties struggle. The fruit (above) looks like a cross between a small apple and a rosehip. They do not ripen on the tree and so you have pick them when still hard and let them 'blet', a softening process like a partial rotting.

Store them in sawdust or bran in a cool, dark place until they go soft and develop an aromatic flavour. You can eat medlars raw once bletted – they taste similar ...