help identifying berries.........

by scootergirl 31 Replies latest jw friends

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  scootergirl

  I need some help identifying a berry bush that is in my backyard. I have tasted the berries and they are on the sour side, they also have a pit on the inside of them (or at least the one I tried did........gonna wait awhile before I try another). Whatever they are they have come ripe w/in the past week. It is about 5 feet tall, has 3 pointed leaves, red berries. Jgnat thought they may be currants by the way I was describing them, but I am not sure.

  Does this look familar to anyone? Any ideas? Anyone want to be a guinea pig and try them out for me?
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  Scully

  Those are nice looking red currants, scootergirl!

  If you have similar looking plants with dark blue berries, those would be black currants. If they are clear/colourless, they are white currants.

  They make great jam or jelly.

  Love, Scully
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  LDH

  Wow Scully you learn something new every day.

  Growing up in Upstate NY we had these bushes all over our property. We were told (I don't remember by whom) that they were members of the "nightshade family" and were poisonous to humans.

  harumpf!

  Lisa
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  Dutchie

  LDH,

  I agree with you. We were always told that if we ate those berries we would die.

  Were my parents wrong. Are they edible?
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  scootergirl

  I have to admit, now I am a little nervous to eat them! I wonder where I can take them to make positively sure of what they are...........

  damn...I exceeded my bandwidth for the day........so those of you looking now won't see the berries until tomorrow!

  Edited by - scootergirl on 3 September 2002 23:30:25
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  Solace

  Dutchie,

  Oh no! I guess Scooter will know soon enough huh?
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  LDH

  LOL Heaven I was thinking the same morbid thought.

  <<<<<<<<<whistles, waits for Scooter to check in>>>>>>>>>>>>

  Lisa
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  Dutchie

  LOL@Heaven!
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  WildHorses

  I told scooter they looked like the poisen berries that my grandmother had in her back yard.
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  Xandria

  Scootergirl:

  I would either take them to a Nursey Store or Botanist at a University. Many Colleges have students who are learning and this would be a opportunity for them to learn to identify a plant type or orgin. An if it is eatible or not.

  If so.. then you have a wonderful plant. An oooh the jam possiblities.

  Xandria