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[Deb S <debs913@gmail.com>]

My favorite is Titania.  The flavor is curranty, but I like the berries
fresh and they are even better as jelly or tossed in an apple pie.  I also
love the smell of currant bushes.

My Ben Loman up and died over the winter...not sure why.

deb

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ginda, not all black currants are unpleasant raw and in fact some are very
> good to eat that way.  Crusader and the other variety developed in Canada
> for rust resistance is pretty cat pissy but many other varieties are quite
> good.  I like Ben Loman and Cascade just fine and there are a few others
> I'm
> trying now that are supposed to taste better still.
>
> If you like preserves on your bread, black currants make the most wonderful
> preserves I've ever eaten- I barely cook them while stirring in raw sugar
> (lots of it!) and voila.  I keep clean currants frozen for this purpose and
> make up fairly small batches that keep in the fridge for well over a month.
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