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Pentadesma butyracea is a tree native to the forests of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroon. It has multiple uses, the main one being the manufacture of a kind of butter called "kpangnan butter" similar to shea butter. The timber is used in cabinetmaking and construction. It is sometimes called African butter tree.
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
The pomato (a portmanteau of potato and tomato), also known as a tomtato, is a grafted plant that is produced by grafting together tomato plant and a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Cherry tomatoes grow on the vine, while white potatoes grow in the soil from the same plant. [1]
The heating process during canning appears to make dietary fiber more soluble, and therefore more readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts. Canned tomatoes have a higher available lycopene content. Consequently, canned meat and vegetables are often among the list of food items that are stocked during ...
Canned tomatoes, or tinned tomatoes, ... Home canned tomatoes may be prepared in a number of ways. [6] However, safety measures need to be taken, ...
Dacryodes edulis is a fruit tree in the family Burseraceae native to Africa.Its various regional names include safou (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola), messa, plum (), atanga (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon), ube, elumi/rukuki (), [2] [3] African pear, bush pear, African plum, nsafu, bush butter tree, or butterfruit.
The bottle is tied to the tree and the pear is grown inside it. Pears are consumed fresh, canned, as juice, and dried. The juice can also be used in jellies and jams, usually in combination with other fruits, including berries. Fermented pear juice is called perry or pear cider and is made in a way that is similar to how cider is made from apples.
Tomato grafting is a horticulture technique that has been utilized in Asia and Europe for greenhouse and high tunnel production and is gaining popularity in the United States. [1] Typically, stock or rootstock are selected for their ability to resist infection by certain soilborne pathogens or their ability to increase vigor and fruit yield.