*chuckle* First off - I love the various ideas for what the seeds/sunflower oil can do. Definitely some fun thoughts there. And glowing French fries have got
to have a market SOMEwhere in Fenspace. Quite possibly Kandor, if you can figure out a way to make green ones. Food coloring, maybe? I'm sure Kryptonite
Fries would be a big hit....![[Image: banana-dance.gif]](http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/forumimportfiles//banana-dance.gif)
know, the gene-pool will never be the same after the Jason gets done with it. I'll provide them with stuff to work on for the next few
centuries...especially if they manage to isolate some of the more 'interesting' genes.
Finally...all of the talk about food got me to thinking. So you lot are at least partly responsible for THESE...
Pie Trees
The first of this line was created for some Xanth fans, and has been slowly expanded by the Jason as he has time. He was asked to create a
pie tree similar to those described in the Xanth novels. While these aren't quite the same, they're close enough that the requesting fans were
satisfied.
Dwarf trees suitable for potting, these plants are about five to six feet tall when mature. Another everbearing type, they usually have five or six
'ripe' pies at any one time - not enough to feed a large party, but handy for snacking or a meal for a small group of friends. The tree actually
fruits large half-moon pods that turn bright red when ripe. When a ripe pod is plucked from a tree, a chemical process is triggered that heats the contents
of the pod, baking it. The heat also causes the pod's shell to thin/become papery, and it splits open when the pie is ready. The ready-to-eat pie is a
sealed half-moon, with the pastry holding one of a number of different fillings, depending on the tree variety. Pods that are not plucked will turn brown
when they are no longer edible, and shrink and harden. These dried pods can be planted to grow a new tree.
There are currently several different varieties of pie-trees available, one filling type per tree. Currently available trees include steak-and-mushroom,
chicken pot pie, apple, pecan, cherry, peach, and blackberry. The Jason is also willing to take requests to try and create a specific new variety.
Roasting Corn
Roasting corn stalks rarely hit more than five feet high, and can be grown in pots. They are everbearing, with several ripe ears available
at a time. The ears are enclosed in a pod rather than husks, and turn bright red like pie-tree pods when ripe. When plucked, they also self-heat, roasting
the contents. The pod will become more husk-like as the corn roasts, and will split apart when the corn is done to reveal a roasted ear of corn that is
dripping in butter. Several small nodules at the base of the corn pod contain salt crystals; crush them between your fingers to pulverise the salt and split
the nodules open partway so that the salt can be sprinkled on the roasted corn. As with most of the Jason's everbearing plants, the pods will turn brown
and dry out when no longer edible, and at that point can be planted to grow a new plant. Roasting corn also usually bears one or two ears that are in husks,
not in pods. These can be pollinated, allowed to ripen, and then dried for seed corn - to more rapidly produce roasting corn plants, as well as to provide a
means for cross-breeding experiments and introducing new qualities without further biomodding.
Note: Yes, the Jason is looking into self-popping popcorn as well, but hasn't gotten a version that quite works...yet.
Heh - again...this is all the fault of you lot. Enjoy.
to have a market SOMEwhere in Fenspace. Quite possibly Kandor, if you can figure out a way to make green ones. Food coloring, maybe? I'm sure Kryptonite
Fries would be a big hit....
Quote: You know, I have to wonder how Daneside biologists and such react to the Jason's creations. I'm sure there's a lab somewhere where they'reIn response to this...is it wrong of me to hope that they greet each new creation with whimpers and pullings of hair? *snicker* Though gods
desperately sequencing their DNA, trying to figure out how the hell such things are possible.
know, the gene-pool will never be the same after the Jason gets done with it. I'll provide them with stuff to work on for the next few
centuries...especially if they manage to isolate some of the more 'interesting' genes.
Finally...all of the talk about food got me to thinking. So you lot are at least partly responsible for THESE...
Pie Trees
The first of this line was created for some Xanth fans, and has been slowly expanded by the Jason as he has time. He was asked to create a
pie tree similar to those described in the Xanth novels. While these aren't quite the same, they're close enough that the requesting fans were
satisfied.
Dwarf trees suitable for potting, these plants are about five to six feet tall when mature. Another everbearing type, they usually have five or six
'ripe' pies at any one time - not enough to feed a large party, but handy for snacking or a meal for a small group of friends. The tree actually
fruits large half-moon pods that turn bright red when ripe. When a ripe pod is plucked from a tree, a chemical process is triggered that heats the contents
of the pod, baking it. The heat also causes the pod's shell to thin/become papery, and it splits open when the pie is ready. The ready-to-eat pie is a
sealed half-moon, with the pastry holding one of a number of different fillings, depending on the tree variety. Pods that are not plucked will turn brown
when they are no longer edible, and shrink and harden. These dried pods can be planted to grow a new tree.
There are currently several different varieties of pie-trees available, one filling type per tree. Currently available trees include steak-and-mushroom,
chicken pot pie, apple, pecan, cherry, peach, and blackberry. The Jason is also willing to take requests to try and create a specific new variety.
Roasting Corn
Roasting corn stalks rarely hit more than five feet high, and can be grown in pots. They are everbearing, with several ripe ears available
at a time. The ears are enclosed in a pod rather than husks, and turn bright red like pie-tree pods when ripe. When plucked, they also self-heat, roasting
the contents. The pod will become more husk-like as the corn roasts, and will split apart when the corn is done to reveal a roasted ear of corn that is
dripping in butter. Several small nodules at the base of the corn pod contain salt crystals; crush them between your fingers to pulverise the salt and split
the nodules open partway so that the salt can be sprinkled on the roasted corn. As with most of the Jason's everbearing plants, the pods will turn brown
and dry out when no longer edible, and at that point can be planted to grow a new plant. Roasting corn also usually bears one or two ears that are in husks,
not in pods. These can be pollinated, allowed to ripen, and then dried for seed corn - to more rapidly produce roasting corn plants, as well as to provide a
means for cross-breeding experiments and introducing new qualities without further biomodding.
Note: Yes, the Jason is looking into self-popping popcorn as well, but hasn't gotten a version that quite works...yet.
Heh - again...this is all the fault of you lot.
Enjoy.