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Sustainable Living => Gardening => Topic started by: Perry on July 23, 2017, 11:14:01 am

Title: Red berries?
Post by: Perry on July 23, 2017, 11:14:01 am

Out at the honey house lots of stuff is blooming.
(https://s9.postimg.cc/4bk5gvdfv/20170723_112016.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4bk5gvdfv/)

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The prior owners of the property live nearby and I let their grand kids come onto the property to eat these berries which seem to be in abundance. Any idea what they are and what they might be good for?
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Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: tedh on July 23, 2017, 11:40:13 am

High bush cranberries?  Nanking cherries?  Ted

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Perry on July 23, 2017, 11:59:16 am

Red currants!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/red-currant-jam-recipe/

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: apisbees on July 23, 2017, 12:09:46 pm

Red Currant. That is what they look like to me. They might mix in with honey to make a nice mead.

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Perry on July 23, 2017, 01:18:16 pm

Jane looked over my shoulder and told me what they were, I had no idea. :-[

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Rugerbob on July 23, 2017, 06:13:43 pm

Cherry and currant pie with a crumble on top :)

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Perry on July 23, 2017, 07:12:47 pm

Quote from: Rugerbob on July 23, 2017, 06:13:43 pm

Cherry and currant pie with a crumble on top :)

Great, now I'm hungry...... :P

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Bakersdozen on July 24, 2017, 10:25:19 am

JELLY!!!

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Newbee on July 24, 2017, 12:51:38 pm

Ditto BakersDozen. Makes great Jelly!

- K

Title: Re: Red berries?
Post by: Les on August 23, 2017, 01:28:37 pm

Baker is right, jelly!  I have a black currant bush but I never harvest, I leave the berries for the birds.....
Sorry neighbors :laugh: