Fruit burritos

[Singing Bear]

Where I live, in the higher elevation, we can find thimble berries in the forrested areas.  Kinda like raspberries, but much sweeter.  We can also get cherry guavas and lilikoi (passion fruit), but I doubt they'd be good in this recipe.  Poha is seldom found growing wild, these days.  Whatcha find is usually farm grown and harvested.   Once in a great while, a bird will "drop" some seeds from a "backyard weed" that produces a small, dark purple berry.  Never bigger than 1/4" in diameter and heck if I know what they're really called.  Locally, we call them popolo berry.  Sweet as all git out and my daughter will eat the bush bare before they're all ripe. 

Thanks for the description of that gooseberry.  For some reason, I had the notion that it was akin to our poha.  I read it on one of the forums, so I know the same or very similar berry grows on the mainland.

[Delmonico]

OK, the gooseberry is of the genus Ribes and of the saxifrage family, the currant that makes currant jelly is of the same Genus and family.

[Forty Rod]

It's official: apple-raisin-cinnamon is GOOOOOD!!!

Blueberry zinna oven right now.  Cherry zinna bullpen soaking in the sugar-butter mix.

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[The Elderly Kid]

What's best for this, the smaller tortillas or the large burrito size? I want to try it out. Also, are store-bought or homemade better? Here in New Mexico fresh tortillas are plentiful in the stores, but when I want to take the trouble I can roll my own out really thin.

[Forty Rod]

I use about 10" tortillas.  I've used store bought and some made at a local Mexican bakery.  Don't see much difference except the bakery ones don't get quite as "stiff" while baking.  Maybe they are thinner or fresher.  Taste the same.

Made some with apricots and must have done something wrong because they were just plain nasty.

Gotta find some rhubarb...wrong time of year, but I have the urge.

[Dr. Bob]

Forty Rod,

Any large super market should have rhubarb in the frozen section!  Don't know if it's in veggies or fruit though.    But, I know I seeed it!   Good shopping.  Finding mulberries will be the trick!

[Delmonico]

Mulberries ain't hard to find, just park yer car under a tree and when the bird poop turns purple there should be mulberries everywhere.

[Dr. Bob]

Del,

I knows where they grows!  But it is DECENBER and the trees are bare.       But you knew that.   I been having trouble lately with accepting delayed gratification!  Don't really want to wait till late May!!   Guess I gotta.

[Delmonico]

I've knew that and I also have never seen them canned or frozen, 'cept when grandma did it.

[Dr. Bob]

Del,

When I was growing up, there was a mulberry tree in the next door neighbors yard, so I know very well  about what happens to parked cars.  Also, one of the local places that I do living history has several large trees and so I often get nailed there too.  Least I know it won't happen to me today!