Editing Jasua's Apples (section)

==Produce==
The most common tree fruit is the apple tree and it comes in many types depending on the region. However there are many other types of fruit bearing trees including pears, apricots, plums, cherries, coconuts, dates, olives, blackberries, mangos, raspberries, nectarines, peaches.  

There are no citris trees.  Maybe Eric didn't like lemons.  Importation of citrus trees has not gone well. 

It is a common planting processes on Jasua to plant ground produce beneath the trees.
===Harvesting Trees===
While trees are an object of veneration they are also a plant and are maintained as such.  The Jasuans have extensive methods for when a tree is harvested for wood.  Some trees live very long lives.  Others do not.  

Pine trees on Jasua grows very fast compared to other shadows and are considered a building material tree despite the pine nuts.  Walnut, oak, hickory, and even apple trees are regularly harvested for furniture and cooking.

Harvesting trees is done reverentially and with care and consideration.  A tree that is cut down is almost always replaced with two saplings of the same kind of tree.  Some trees are harvested ceremonially.  Cheery trees are harvested only during the first day of the 5 day winter Solstice celebration.

===Apples===
By far the most plentiful produce of the realm.  They ship whole apples, apple sauces, jams, jellies, breads, and candies.  They produce fine apple juices as well as extraordinary cysers and apple alcohols.

The topic of apples would fill a library.  There are many uses and many types and it is by far the most common export product from Jasua.
====Other Trees====
Other trees are grown regionally other then Apples. Other types of fruit bearing trees including pears, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, mangos and nectarines are common and are often grown among the apple orchards or in their own orchards.

Coconuts and dates are common in the warm southern coastal regions.  They are exported but are a rare sight on northern tables.

Blackberries, raspberries, and similar plants are grown on bushes.  They play a common part in home gardens and home exterior decor.  Nearly all Jasuan homes have some form of them.  Many desserts feature them..

=====Olives=====
Olives are a special product for Jasuans.  They are used normally but are also treated as an art since they must be cured to be eaten.  So many preparations are used and olives feature prominently in local produce fairs.

They are a common food stuff for Jasuan homes.  Jars of them curing are found everywhere.

Olive Oil:  A great portion of the olive production planet wide is for producing olive oil.  It is used as a cooking oil as well as lamp oil.  Olive Oil and Beeswax are the two most common Jasuan natural light sources.

=====Pepper=====
Pepper trees are common but are not often grown in large orchards.  They are a tree used decoratively in home and community spaces.

=====Nut Trees=====
There are many nut trees producing pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, Brazil nut, pine nuts, almonds, and others.

===Artichokes===
A plentiful crop of Artichokes is produced each year but it is a staple of Jasua natives.  The Jasua Artichoke produces meaty inner petals about 4 to 5 times as lush as normal artichokes.  The artichoke heart can be two to three times the size of of normal artichokes.

The dry outer petals and the thistles are often mixed and mashed into a pulp and used to make paper. Wood is almost never used to make paper.

Artichokes are exported in tiny quantities.
 
===Ground Vegetables===
The list of common root vegetables exported include Onions, turnips, carrots, potatoes, ginger, tumeric, sweet potatoes, garlic, fennel, celeriac, rutabaga and many more.  Some require commentary.
====Cauliflower====
Cauliflower is a nearly daily part of a meal for Jasuans.  Plain, cooking with cheese, fried, grilled, in soups.  It is a found in every home garden and is cultivated on huge farms for export. It is traded locally and shipped regionally and while it is exported offworld there is a lot of controversy about exporting such a important home vegetable. .  

====Broccoli====
Another common vegetable is broccoli which is often paired with cauliflower. It is a common export.
====Asparagus====
Asparagus is another common vegetable found usually in bigger gardens and in large farms.    It is eaten raw and cooked.
====Carrots and other root vegetables.====
Carrots are a common vegetable found in nearly all gardens.  It is grown for export. Carrots are just one of many tubers or root vegetables available on Jasua.

====Turnips====
Turnips are exported by the natives use them mostly as holiday meals and for celebrations.  
====Onions====
Onions are common in the diet of Jasuans.  There are many varieties and many preparations.   
====Potatoes====
The number of types of potatoes found on Jasua is extraordinary.  They are a common food. They are grown for home use and export.

====Beets====
Beets have a unusual place in Jasua's food palate.  They are deeply loved or detested.  There are few people who do not have a strong opinion of them.

They are cooked and eaten hot or cold.  They are used in salads or slaws. There are many different uses of beets in dips.  It is made into hearty drinks.

Beets can make sugar.  They can also make a neutral alcohol of great potency. Jasua beets are low in salts unlike beets elsewhere.  Beet Alcohol can be used to make other alcohols.  However most beets for export are shipped whole.  Beet alcohols are mostly drunk by natives.

===Radishes===
Jasua radish grow in huge quantities.  It is a common native food but is also exported in huge quantities.  The number of recipes the Jasuans have made using radishes is staggering.
===Agave===
Agave is grown in huge fields.  It is harvested and eaten as a vegitable as well as used to brew booth a grain neutral alcohol and various types of tequilas.
===Milk & Cheeses===
While milk is a common product it is rarely exported unless it is done magically. 

Cheese however is a craft and art at which the Jasuans excel and are famous for.  The many types of cheeses would fill volumes.  Safe to say both fine cheese shops and common food marts across the Golden Circle all carry Jasuan cheeses.