On Saturday, May 25, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Gordon or Connie Marigold wrote in alt.usage.german:
> Hello,
> Does anyone happen to know what Preiselbeeren are in English and
> if they are even found in the United States or Canada? Please don't tell
> me what the dictionary says: it says "cranberries, bilberries,
> whortleberries".

Whortleberries? I've never heard of them.

> Cranberries they are NOT; bilberries they are not unless there is a different kind
> of bilberry than the ones in Ontario where I grew up. I have no idea what a "whortleberry"
> is. Preiselbeeren are very common in Germany, served with "gebackenes Camembert",
> various kinds of "Braten" etc. Cranberries are native to North America as far as
> I know and I wonder if Preiselbeeren are native only to Europe or ...?
> Any ideas?
> Connie