On a cold and frosty morning

[venta]

Today's burning question: does anyone actually like dried mulberries?

My box o' nibbles from Graze[*] arrived today. One of the things it contained was a snack called "round the mulberry bush" (they name all their snacks, I don't know why) which contained raisins and dried white mulberries.

Dried mulberries look like dessicated clumps of insect eggs. When eaten, they have a nasty dry texture to the outside and a disturbingly (especially given their appearance) squodgy texture on the inside. They appear to taste like raisins - presumably due to proximity - so I'm assuming they don't have a whole lot of taste themselves.



See? Scary, aren't they?

I'm not sure I want to finish the box off, but I'm fearing that they might hatch if I don't. But if I do, they might hatch in me....

Even the other pictures of mulberries on Wikipedia all look vaguely frightening.

Will anyone speak out for the mulberry?

[*] In defence of Graze, the things they usually send me are very nice. I have loads of get-a-free-box codes if anyone wants to try them out.

Comments

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

The brambles are doing really well this year. I'm hoping to find time to go out picking soon.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Ours have come in quite early -- have had to pick a load already. (I say "ours", I mean the ones at the back of T's allotment.)