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Redbird ([personal profile] redbird) wrote2023-07-09 07:05 pm
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black currants

One of the things [personal profile] cattitude and [personal profile] adrian_turtle got at the farmers market on Friday was black currants, which Cattitude wanted to try because he likes black currant candy, and Ribena, and other black-currant-flavored things.

We rinsed the raspberries and some of the black currants Friday, for dessert. I tried one first, and said "I don't think I like this." Adrian and then Cattitude also tried them, one currant each, after which we agreed that we didn't like them. There was some discussion of ways to cook with them, but Cattitude was the only one who was at all enthusiastic about trying them instead of cranberries in apple crisp, or using them to make a sauce for duck, and we may abandon the project. Ah, well, now I know.
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[personal profile] otter 2023-07-10 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Black currants definitely need to be properly prepared before I consider them edible. They are good for making syrups and the like.