Black Currant juice is extremely popular for children, it's considered a
healthful drink. (For adults, there are alcoholic black currant
products.) Ribena was the best known brand name when I lived in England
30 years ago, concentrated black currant juice. The vitamin C content is
higher than oranges, and of course currants are much more easily grown
in the cool climate of so much of Europe. People tend not to realize
just how far north Europe is compared to here. Paris is north of Quebec.
Our latitude in Tenn, 36N, is even with the southern tip of Spain, where
they grow oranges. Though most of Europe is warmer than most of the US
in winter, they mostly don't get the blast of heat we do in summer, and
certainly not the accumulated heat units needed to grow so many fruits
that we grow here. Donna
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