MULBERRIES
November 10th, 2011 → 1:10 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food”
MULBERRIES
The wonderful Mulberry tree, sometimes called the Silkworm tree, because the silkworm lives on the leaves of the Mulberry tree. The fruits are so delicious when they are really ripe and eaten directly from the tree. I had a magnificent tree and it bore fruit twice a year. I remember having a backpacker staying with us from Germany and if we could not find him, he was always under the Mulberry tree: yes eating fresh mulberries. He loved them.
Rich in vitamins and minerals, so eat them whenever you can. Most berries are very valuable fruits, but they must be really ripe. Mulberries must be black (deep purple) in colour. The picture shows you an almost ripe one.
Vitamins: C (very high), B2, K, E, B6, B3.
Minerals: Iron (H), Copper, Magnesium, Calcium, Selenium and zinc.
In cooking, the mulberry is used in pies and muffins and made into beautiful juice.
