Your fruit does not have the distinct 4- or 5-lobed pattern typical of the interior flesh of feijoas. The rind thickness is similar, your fruit is more seedy. I do not see evidence of the hard shell you first mentioned, unless it is very thin. If this is wild, native fruit, some person local to your farm will know the name. Try posting the images on the Name That Plant forum as mentioned above. You might have to rename the images to re-post them there, otherwise just provide links to these.

Not to start a heated discussion, but. . . I am NOT proposing to can just "any tomato based recipe". I am proposing to follow the guidlines put forward to the public by a research based State Co-op Extension service. The directions for pressure canning are simple, and straightforward, and contain no language warning that the product will be unfit to eat after processing. There are extensive warnings about following salsa directions explicitly when water bath canning. We all understand and agree that those warning are of the utmost importance, including the need for proper acidification and not increasing the ratio of low acid veges to tomatoes. Perhaps I should have stated my intentions differently. I plan to pressure can at 11 lbs/ 35 minutes a salsa with a much lower pepper content (since I am allergic to peppers), different dried herbs (a safe substitution) and a different and lower source of acid (red wine). I will be following an approved recipe for amounts of tomatoes vs garlic, onions, and herbs; for amounts of tomato paste; and for length of cooking (to control for density issues). After canning this salsa, I may choose to heat it until boiling and serve it over pasta. It still seems like I am within the guidlines put out by WSU. Sharon

Washington State has hundreds of farmers markets in the Summer. I haven't heard of 'Rhubarb Pie' sorrel although I know one of the growers who grows all the unusual stuff (even stuff I don't have!!!) and will ask him next time I see him if he's heard of it. If you knew which market it was at, I can try to track it down for you (if it's in the Seattle - Olympia area)

I found the name: Pearcea hypocyrtiflora Here's a link with more pictures: http://www.gesneriads.ca/pearcea.htm This diminutive rhizomatous plant has very attractive and colorful foliage, as well as unusual brilliantly red flowers. The lobes of the flowers do not open except under optimum conditions. The flowers are probably hummingbird pollinated. They grow in colonies in tropical rain forests. Thanks, Joe Here is a link that might be useful: More info and pictures about this plant