Cornelian Cherry: A Cornucopia of Edible Uses
Cornelian cherries ripen in late summer on dogwood trees. In the regions where they grow, spanning cultures and cuisines, the fruits are a seasonal highlight, and in some countries (like Turkey) an important commercial crop.
Photography by Marie Viljoen.
Caught in an ice storm, a cornelian cherry’s buds will recover to blaze through late winter.
Once March is midway through, the round-topped trees erupt in umbel-like flowers.
Cornelian cherries ripening in late summer.
In terms of food in the broad arc of their various native regions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe the Middle East and East Asia the tart Vitamin...
...C rich fruit of cornelian cherries also called cornels is valued and used to make juice preserves and jams olive like pickles liqueurs and sauces or eaten fresh or dried
Various stages of ripeness of Brooklyn-grown cornelian cherries. And while unripe and pale to pink, cornels are very persuasive as an olive-type pickle.