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[Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>]

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 09:17:41 -0800, you wrote:

>The mention of frozen currants to add to later fruits for a pectin 
>source reminded me of something that has puzzled me.
>
>I was in England in February, at a cafeteria in a botanic garden, 
>where all the bowls of custard were decorated with sprigs of red 
>currants, all still on the stems, and looking fresh.  I should have 
>asked how they did it, but didn't, and it has puzzled me ever since. 
>I'm sure they hadn't flown them in from the Southern Hemisphere, as 
>this was not a high-priced restaurant.  Could they have frozen them 
>so that they retained their just-picked look?

A lot of the UK's fruit and vegetables are imported from
Spain, Israel, and similar warm (but not Southern
Hemisphere) areas - north Africa probably too.  Imported
fruit and veggies are normally seen in regular supermarkets
and bought by average (non-rich) people.

So I think it might have been imported, even if the
restaurant was not high-priced.

(My husband is English and I've been there twice for long
visits, staying with friends and family, and we shopped in
several supermarkets.)

Pat
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