Posted 2007-07-06 7:27 PM (#63405) Subject: Are Mullberries poisinous
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Posts: 225 Location: Urbana,MD
Does anyone know if Mullberries are poisinous to horses who eat them?I have a tree near my fence line ,and the horses have been going over there and eat the berries that fall.I don't think they would be eating them if they were poisin?
Posted 2007-07-06 8:08 PM (#63407 - in reply to #63405) Subject: RE: Are Mullberries poisinous
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Posts: 42 Location: Dwale, Kentucky
Mulberries are not Poison! iin fact here is a good recipe for Mulberry Pie!
INGREDIENTS
3 cups mulberries
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon milk
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix berries with sugar and flour. Place mixture into bottom pie crust. Dot with butter and then cover with top pie crust. Crimp edges, cut slits in upper crust, and brush with milk. Let pie rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Bake pie in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Remove pie from oven and let sit on wire rack until cool.
Posted 2007-07-07 7:43 AM (#63418 - in reply to #63405) Subject: RE: Are Mullberries poisinous
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Posts: 225 Location: Urbana,MD
Thanks.I just wanted to confirm.I didn't think they would eat them if they were.I noticed every time I let them out in my one field they run to the same spot.Day after day.I finally went down there to see what the big deal was and noticed they were eating those berries.
Posted 2007-07-19 8:42 PM (#64152 - in reply to #63405) Subject: RE: Are Mullberries poisinous
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Posts: 67 Location: Iowa
We have quite a few mulberry trees on our fence line. Last year, my white horse must've rolled under one. He was a PURPLE horse for a while!! It was quite comical.javascript:smilie('45','%3Cimg%20src=HTTP://www.horsetrailerworld.com/forum/emoticons/icon_psycho.gif%20border=0%3E');
Posted 2007-07-22 11:46 AM (#64220 - in reply to #63405) Subject: RE: Are Mullberries poisinous
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Posts: 385 Location: high desert, CA.
Nope Mulberries are one of the best trees to have for shade, as they don't have any problems as long as they don't eat the whole tree! Mine will strip the bark, eat the leaves, the berries, the roots if I would let them. I have them all around our arena and all along our turn outs. It is one of the only trees that can grow here in the desert also and stand the heat. ( as long as you water deep about once a week)
Are Mullberries poisinous
