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99.9% of Americans have never tasted a Blackcurrant or Gooseberry. For nearly a century, the US government conducted a war on currants and gooseberries. The History Guy YT (www.youtube.com)

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I remember my Grandmother having Gooseberry in her garden and joking that they would get her in more trouble than the still she ran on her property.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm from the Midwest and it's pretty crazy to read that rhubarb is expensive lol. Everyone in my family has at least one plant and people are always happy to give you a cutting if you want more. They grow easily and are hard to kill even if you try to do it.