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Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
also known as
aprin, byrie, coolie plum, crabapple, dew plum, dungs, dunk, juju, koko coolie, mangustine, perita haitiana, pomserette, ponsigne, widara, yoyo, yuyuboarrow_drop_down
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Inge
5 years ago
. I have wonderful memories as a child growing up in Antigua, foraging in the pastures after school for Dumms. My preference was the overripe, mushy fleshed, brown skinned variety , while others prefererred the firm, crunchy, greenish /yellow skinned variety. I have not spotted Dumms in markets outside of the Caribbean. Sadly, not many children have been introduced to this delicious fruit.
Raided my God mother's tree. She had many different trees and plants