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["JAMES ELIE" <tomelzear@earthlink.net>]

Isn't Rovada a red currant?  Could you be thinking of Black Velvet
gooseberry?

Jim

> [Original Message]
> From: Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 5/15/2009 6:38:33 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX]  H. Red vs Poorman was Gooseberries
>
> I am also a big fan of Poorman when eaten dead ripe (wait until the  
> skins dullen slightly).  My Hinnomaki Red was also very good but it  
> was quite a bit smaller-fruited.  I recently added Rovada as well, for  
> its supposed blueberry-like flavor which sounded very interesting.
>
> Scott
>