Tasha Janzen and Taylor Main ~ Block D Starter Facts About Kumquats

also known as a kinan from Chinese kamkwat: kam golden + kwat ornage extremely juicy and tasty with sweet outer skin and a tart inner flesh one exception of the is the Meiwa kumquat which has sweet skin and sweet flesh when buying, make sure it is firm to the touch with no bruises you can store them for up to 2 weeks as long as theyre placed in a plastic container or bad and kept in the fridge peel is edible and often sweeter than the flesh 4 main types are Hong Kong, Marumi, Meiwa, and Nagami

What Does A Kumquat Look Like?

bright skin colour (yellow or orange) - 1 to 1 inches in length - oval or round in shape - everything depends on the type of kumquat
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The Kumquat Tree

produced from small evergreen trees that grow to approximately 10 feet tall the tree is mainly grown for the kumquats but also as ornamental plants because of the shiny leaves and delicate flowers some regions use cut branches for Christmas decorations

History of Kumquats

native to Asia specifically China and Indochina (but also grown in Japan, France, Indonesia, Israel, South America and the US) introduced to Europe in 1846 by Robert Fortune shortly after it was introduced in North America originally placed in the genus Citrus transferred to the genus Fortunella in 1915

A Kumquats Nutrients
approximately 8 kumquats contain 100 calories Per 100g of edible portion (raw) calories - 274 protein - 3.8g fat - 0.4g carbohydrates - 72.1g calcium - 266mg phosphorus - 97mg iron - 1.7mg sodium - 30mg

potassium - 995mg vitamin A - 2,530 I.U. thiamine - 0.35mg riboflavin - 0.4mg niacin - -----ascorbic acid - 151mg

How To Eat a Kumquat

popular in fruit salads or dessert can be used to make jellies, jams or marmalade, pickled whole, or preserved in syrup candied kumquats are popular Chinese confectionary

Kumquat Cookies
Ingredients

1 cup kumquat, diced small 2/3 cup butter, at room temperature 2/3 cup dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups oatmeal 2/3 cup chocolate chips 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions 1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2) Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. 3) Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. 4) In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. 5) Add flour mix, little by little, to butter mix until all is blended together. 6) Stir in the oats and the kumquats. 7) Stir in the chocolate chips. 8) Drop by large teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. 9) Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 2 dozen cookies

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat http://www.essortment.com/all/whatisakumqu _rkpk.htm http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kumuat http://www.metro.ca/conseilexpert/jardinire/panierfruits/agrume/kumquat.en.html http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/ku mquat.html#origin%20and%20Distribution

http://www.recipezaar.com/kumquat-cookies288620