Spoons and Poisons

[wentworth]

Hi all,
I've carved two spoons from Manchurian Pear, which are quite ugly compared to the ones everyone else post pictures of. However, I'm proud of them and want to use them. But as I know nothing about which woods are poisonous, I thought I should check before I do.
Does anyone know if Manchurian Pear is safe to eat with?

 

[benjamin.oneill]

Hi Wentworth,

I'm afraid I can't help with you inquiry, but where about in Australia are you, your the first Australian I've come across. I used to live in Sydney and Perth before that and as a little kid, in the North of WA - Fitzroy Crossing.

Just sent my passport off for renewal because I'm hoping to head that way after uni to work for a while.

I just googled manchurian pear and the first find was Burke's Backyard! lol... I used to love that as a kid, I remeber sending off for one of the factsheets and when I got it it was my most precious possesion, along with a tomato plant the neighbours gave me! What a flashback!

All the best with your enquiry... Ben

 

[wentworth]

I'm in the Blue Mountains, just outside Sydney. Buckshot is out here at the moment. Unfortunately didn't get to meet due to conflicting schedules.
Tex and Aussie are also members in Australia, so there are a couple of us. Unfortunately not quite enough for a moot yet!

 

[hootchi]

I was just wondering, is the Manchurian Pear fruit edible. If it is then I would be quite confident in using it to eat.