Truly priceless heirlooms are few and far between, and not always in the form of gold or jewels. Jim and Margaret came to visit on one of our many, sunny afternoons and after several cups of tea ended up transplanting to Plot 27. The idea was just to have a look and give us the benefit of their wisdom but neither could resist nudging over the soil and removing the odd weed.
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| Two healthy Jostaberry plants |
Margaret brought us a couple of Josta Berry plant cuttings which she had been given by her brother, he has the master plant which initially belonged to their father who is no longer with us but his legacy lives on. We will really have to make a success of the Josta's and hopefully have enough to make some jam. I am sure that will be a taste of "home" for Margaret.
Priceless
The shiny nearly-black berry, which is smaller than a gooseberry and a bit larger than a blackcurrant, is edible both raw and cooked. It is described as having a taste intermediate between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant, with the gooseberry flavour more dominant in the unripe fruit and the blackcurrant notes developing as the fruit ripens. The ripe fruit will hang on the bush in good condition through late summer, but is very popular with birds. The somewhat unripe fruit can be used in cooking recipes as a gooseberry. Like blackcurrants the fruit freezes well, and like many other members of the Ribes genus it is rich in Vitamin C. "Wikipedia"
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