Yes tanay, the berries are consumed when ripe, the color dosn't change much, a bit more yellowish. Shall try to take more fotos this year. Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: tanay bose To: nabha meghani Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:59309] Fruits & Vegetables :: european Gooseberry 050111 NB
I believe the berries are consumed upon ripening and not this raw!! Kindly confirm Tanay On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 4:36 AM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: These berries are called Gooseberries Ribes uva-crispa, syn. R. grossularia in europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry They have hard spines and it is not fun plucking the fruits. But the taste is so good, that one ignores the scratches. Berries taste very very good, also we make jam. and young leaves are used in salad. The fotos were taken in my garden in Ritterhude in May 2010 Regards Nalini -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
