succulent & salty
Nov 30, 2018
2 minutes
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by Daisy Gray
“The thick pulpy leaf of the mesembryanthemum is in general use in all parts of Australia which I have visited … The fruit is used both when first ripe and also after it has become dried up and apparently withered. In each case it has an agreeable flavour and is much prized by the natives.”
— Edward John Eyre, 1840 Growing up by the sea and
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