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1. This member of the rose family keeps the Doctor away. Which one is it?
2. Another edible rose is used to make something you spread on your morning toast, or served sliced with cream. What is the luscious red item?
3. Surprisingly, another member of the rose family one can be toasted, slivered and used to make marzipan. What is it?
4. Although most members of the rose family produce edible products, there is one substance that is produced by some roses that you must be very careful of. What poison can be found in the kernel of an apricot?
5. Even our ornamental roses produce something we can eat or use to make jelly. What are they?
6. Can you name a non-fruit part of the ornamental rose that is used in both food preparation and perfume?
7. Roses have been used in medicine.
8. Another red berry loved by many and used in making jam has its seeds on the inside (unlike the strawberry with its seeds on the outside). Would you give me a Bronx cheer if I fed you some of these berries?
9. Another rose never eaten in its raw form is the quince. What food derives its name from the Portuguese word for quince jam?
10. What edible rose may be the real 'apple' of the Bible since apples are a temperate climate fruit?
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