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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

I had red Lake currants for years but finally tore them out because I
didn't like their taste.  My wife heard me talking about buying
currants this Spring. She bought me a Red Lake currant.  product of
Canada.  Didn't want it but had to plant it.  It produced a few
berries which had a great tart taste.  Much different than my former
currants.  The currants were brighter red than before and a little
smaller. Are there different varieties of Red Lake currants?

---- Original Message ----
From: debs913@gmail.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Novice grower report
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:50 -0400

>Thanks for the red currant suggestions.  I've had Red Lake before at
>another
>location...looks like I need to plant it here.
>
>On the black currants...if they were dead ripe, all were edible out
>of
>hand.  They all had a fairly foxy, flavor.  I could eat a few of
>them, but
>felt they were much better as juice and as jellies.  I liked them
>better
>than blueberries, but not as much as gooseberries :)
>
>All of  my varieties of gooseberries were very good right off the
>bush.
>Thorny as all heck, but I suspect that helps keep the fruit thieves
>(aka
>coons) away!
>
>deb