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28-10-2003, 03:25 AM
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elderberries
Black currants are no longer banned in the US, at least not in
Illinois. As our Cooperative Extension says about currants in general, "These fruits are little known in Illinois. They were prohibited from culture for many years in this state because they can serve as an alternate host for the white pine blister rust disease. However, at the present time, there is little blister rust in Illinois, and the state restrictions on growing these plants have been removed." A local arborist told me that at least in our area, the pine and currant growing cycles aren't adequately coordinated for spreading the disease. I planted two black currants a couple of years ago. They definitely are an acquired taste if eaten fresh. Cooked or made into a beverage is much better. Regards, Dianna _______________________________________________ To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address. 
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28-10-2003, 04:15 AM
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black currants, was elderberries
Dianna Visek wrote:
Black currants are no longer banned in the US, at least not in Illinois. As our Cooperative Extension says about currants in Good to know. I planted two black currants a couple of years ago. They definitely are an acquired taste if eaten fresh. Cooked or made into a beverage is much better. Of course, you have to _like_ that taste explosion ... that might very well be an acquired taste. But if you get a sweet cultivar ripe berries are very tasty - just don't pick them unripe, dark violet-colored. Wild black currants (they're wild here, too) are rather sour, and grow on shady lakeshores and riverbanks. What you absolutely have to do is make tea from the leaf. And put young leaves on cheese sandwiches, and add it to fruit salads and the like. Yum! Henriette -- Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed Best of RHOD: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/rhod
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28-10-2003, 04:47 AM
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black currants, was elderberries
The tea sounds very interesting. The leaves have a spicy smell that
would be good in tea. Regards, Dianna On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:15:23 +0200, Henriette Kress wrote: What you absolutely have to do is make tea from the leaf. And put young leaves on cheese sandwiches, and add it to fruit salads and the like. Yum! Henriette _______________________________________________ To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address.
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