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Here in central Europe, I have black and red variants in my garden, from which I've been picking for my daily muesli on the regular for years, and probably have
by helpfulContrib 3y ago
Here in central Europe, I have black and red variants in my garden, from which I've been picking for my daily muesli on the regular for years, and probably have a few bowls' worth in the fridge, as their season is over but my collecting isn't .. they are delightful plants, providing much in terms of vitamin C and other things, such as sugars ..
I think berries (and peas) are among the easier things to grow locally, and I sure wish more people in the cities and things did, we'd have more for the birds ..
Of course, this story is a reason we can't just have 'uncontrolled agriculture' but so, I'd just say let people grow the native species of whatever they can eat and leave us all alone, gardening is a human right ..
- tpmx 3y agoAmericans are missing out here. Black currants are awesome, especially in e.g. cream-based sauces.
- woodruffw 3y agoEmphasis on "were banned." They're somewhat commonly grown in New York; I grew up well over a decade ago eating both redcurrants and blackcurrants.
- spython 3y agoThe leaves are also great for a tasty yet mild tea. You can brew it with dried leaves or even with fresh ones. To me it has a mild flavour of smokey black currant.
- turboponyy 3y agoBlackcurrant leaves are widely used in the pickling liquid for pickles where I live.
- mc32 3y agoMany bakeries put black currants in their scones --maybe not all over the US but I think major metros.