choke cherries
choke When I was a young boy we used to pick a certain type of berry off trees. These berries used to turn your teeth brown and they thence got the local name of "chocolate plums". They had another name, also, and the first time I tatsed one I knew it was appropriate. This berry leaves a b...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17364 |
| Summary: | choke When I was a young boy we used to pick a certain type of berry off trees. These berries used to turn your teeth brown and they thence got the local name of "chocolate plums". They had another name, also, and the first time I tatsed one I knew it was appropriate. This berry leaves a bitter dry taste in your mouth akin to lemons hence the name of "CHOKE CHERRIES". JH 2/72 Not Used Not used Withdrawn [see 'chcocolate plums'] Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 18 Jul 2016 |
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