2016
Where do currants get their name? Quite simply, they reach their optimum ripeness from around St. John's Day in June.
Where do currants get their name? Quite simply, they reach their optimum ripeness from around St. John's Day in June.
The currant bush is one of the oldest medicinal plants in traditional European medicine and was already cultivated in monastery gardens in the Middle Ages.
Only the grape can surpass the gooseberry in terms of sugar content.
The stoneberry is also known under the names stone blackberry or rock raspberry. The fruit is used in classical Russian cuisine, among other things, in cake jelly.
The seeds of the berries contain the toxin Sambunigrin and are inedible for humans raw. By heating, Sambunigrin decomposes and the vitamin-rich fruit can thus be used in cooking. Elderberry is also used as a medicinal plant.
Juniper is revered as a sacred plant in many cultures. It is said to have magical powers. It is not for nothing that it is still called the tree of life by the last shamans of Siberia. In 2002, the juniper was also elected Tree of the Year.
The European grapevine has been cultivated by man for at least 5000 years and even the ancient Egyptians made wine from the grapes, which they used in their temple rituals.
The wild strawberry plays a role in many legends and fairy tales. According to one legend, once a year the Mother of God Mary descends from paradise to earth to collect strawberries for the children who have died and now live in paradise.