tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221007089024534735.post551648340957542007..comments2022-07-28T06:01:48.818-07:00Comments on Berkeley Butterfly Blog: Crataegus pubescens, C. mexicana, TejocoteCaterpillarladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977512175207562853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221007089024534735.post-43759301956408988662016-08-13T23:19:22.592-07:002016-08-13T23:19:22.592-07:00My husband is from Michoacan. As this tree has th...My husband is from Michoacan. As this tree has thorns, it was used as a perimeter barrier around properties, or fields. Piles of fruits ripen and drop along the hedgerow. He told me that one of his most favorite preserves are made from the tejocote. The harvested fruit is "bletted", and afterwards made into preserves, it contains pectin. Or, you can eat them out of hand, they are small, and selection is important, look for the juiciest, they tend to be dry. It used to be common to use them to fill pinatas. And they are popular candied in syrup. The fruit is aromatic, and it's nice to simmer them in water, and then make tea. The Christmastime drink, ponche, is made of a mixture of simmered fruits (recipes vary, but usually with guava, sugar cane, raisins, cinnamon, cloves, tejocote, and pineapple). Once this cools, most people add alcohol (usually rum or tequila). Like other hawthorns, it has benefits for the circulation system and the heart. In Mexico, there is a company selling products that use the tejocote root. As herbal medicines go, it seems like it is pretty strong, http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/monografia.php?l=3&t=tejocote&id=7778Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18378801420536514149noreply@blogger.com