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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

I really enjoy currants (red/black) and this article does not do them 
justice.  If anything, it appears to me, to turn people away from currants.  
I wonder how many readers will never get past the "stinking" part of the 
first few lines.  The opening of the article sets a tone that the rest of the 
article never recovers from.

Can you tell I like currants, and truly believe they are under appreciated?

They also made a mistake in the article.  You only prune out canes after 2-3 
years of bearing fruit, when their yield begins to diminish.

Later,
Tom

"Brungardt, Sam" wrote:

> This is the story from the Providence (R.I.) Journal that some of you had 
> difficulty accessing. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA Zone 4b)
> ----------------------------------------
> Forgotten black currants are wonderful fruit
> 01:00 AM EST on Sunday, February 29, 2004
> BY LEE REICH
> Associated Press
> Black currant fruits are "of a stinking and somewhat loathing savour, the 
> leaves also are not without the stinking smell," wrote herbalist John 
> Gerard in his famous <snip>