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 <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > > These berries are called Gooseberries *Ribes uva-crispa*, > syn.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonymy> > *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) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca
