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 Blue-berries
& bil-berries
Are also called huckleberries.
The
edible
dark-blue berry of an European shrub (bil-berry).
The
edible
dark-blue berry of an American shrub (blue-berry).
Blueberries
are about three times bigger in size as bilberries and they taste
alike.
The juice of blueberries is white, the juice of bilberries is red.
  Raspberries & Blackberries
The Raspberry is
the small dark
edible fruit of a wild shrub.
The raspberry is a
type of bramble.
Are still expensive.
It has been
tried to improve these berries. Producing larger fruits like has been
done
with strawberries did work but had a very negative effect on the taste
of these fine berries. That's the reason why there aren't large
raspberries
on the market. Maybe in the future someone might discover a rare
seedling
and is able to cultivate a large tasty raspberry. We can't hardly wait
'till it is so far!
 Currants
There are white-,
red-, black- and pink currants.
Cranberry juice is
very good for the prostrate.
Cranberries
Cranberries
can only be eaten when cooked. Add a little sugar and cook for
10 minutes to make a cranberry compote.
  Grapes
Green or
purple berry growing in clusters on vines, used for making wine or
eaten
as fruit.
Champagne
is a fruitdrink too. (-;
Grapes
have
been cultivated for a long time. Egyptian reliefs from 2440 BC show
vineyards
and pictures of wine making. Noach planted a vineyard before this
all happened. It is common knowledge that the Romans loved and
cultivated
the fruit. Since then the fruit has been spread all over the world.
There
are
two types of grapes: tablegrapes, to be eaten raw, and winegrapes; used
for the production of wine.
 Strawberries
The allergic
reaction the eating of strawberries can cause is usually caused by the
little hairs on the fruit. There is a good chance that the strawberries
will not irritate if you rinse them with hot water before eating.
Strawberries
contain much vitamin C and iron.
They
have
to be eaten within one or two days because they are picked when they
are
ripe.
Strawberries
whiten the teeth.
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