In Amsterdam we only plant the male trees. In old times the streets would become too slippery with the nuts falling on the ground. I didn't know it takes quite a bit of work to consume them safely.
Can the dried nuts be frozen in order to be able to eat them beyond a week after cleaning? If so, would you freeze them raw or freeze them after cooking? There must be a way to store them beyond a week in the fridge so you can enjoy them in late fall, winter, or spring.
I am a native of Chinese, we have been eating the Ginkgo nuts for generations. To answer this question ,yes, you can place the nuts in a zip-log bag in the freezer to store them. It will last for years.
Ginkgo seeds contain Ginkgotoxin that inhibits Vitamin B usage by the body that can lead to nausea and seizures among other things. www.cfs.gov.hk/english/multimedia/multimedia_pub/multimedia_pub_fsf_204_02.html tl;dr: no more than 10 a day if you don't want symptoms, fewer for kids
I'm highly allergic to urishol/ poison ivy. While picking them with bare hands, I ate a couple of the fruit. Don't try this at home.... I'm a professional. Lol. They were sweet and tasted a lot like Persimmons. Most people have had plums, so that's probably the most common similarity. Without the leaves, I would possibly mistake them for persimmons and eaten too many. Maybe I should have watched this video first and consulted a field guide. Live and learn. My mouth did feel a little strange, but no blisters. My hands did not break out like ivy, but days later were badly swollen. JFYI and anyone else's benefit, I am in an inflammatory state of my swollen fingers and digestive system. I thought it was something that I got from Thanksgiving dinner. Now I think it's Ginkgo fruit in my blood stream. My protocol is to avoid doctors and detox with the Lord's help. He made milk thistle and liver for that. I trust physicians about as far as I can throw their hospital. 😄 One toxin was enough. I sure don't need drugs to tax the system and really mess me up.
😢it is really stinky it was planted on school grounds --had no fruit till 20 ft tall no way to guarantee you have fruit bearing tree. Tree is glorious in the fall it changes to yellow very fast
