Blackcurrants (and Jostaberries)
Today, my husband picked 5.5 kilos of blackcurrants from our garden, and I helped to stem them. They are like redcurrants, which most people know better, but the taste is not the same.
We also have jostaberries, which are a hybrid of blackcurrants and gooseberries. The name Josta comes from German: Johannisbeeren and Stachelbeeren.
We eat our berries raw or cook them, like compote. We also make jam from them.
Blackcurrants and jostaberries look rather similar, but jostaberries are generally a bit larger and there are fewer on a stem. My next photo shows the difference.
Blackcurrants (and Jostaberries)
Today, my husband picked 5.5 kilos of blackcurrants from our garden, and I helped to stem them. They are like redcurrants, which most people know better, but the taste is not the same.
We also have jostaberries, which are a hybrid of blackcurrants and gooseberries. The name Josta comes from German: Johannisbeeren and Stachelbeeren.
We eat our berries raw or cook them, like compote. We also make jam from them.
Blackcurrants and jostaberries look rather similar, but jostaberries are generally a bit larger and there are fewer on a stem. My next photo shows the difference.