black caps

Currant Syrup, Switchel, and Gooseberry-Black Cap Pie

July 15, 2014 · 3 comments

As promised (better late than never), I’m going to talk a little about what I did with all those beautiful Ribes specimens from the Germplasm Repository. Last year, I cooked up a heckuva lot of jam and jelly, and though I have so far made a pretty impressive effort to eat and give away a […]

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Black Caps

July 20, 2011 · 2 comments

Black caps or black raspberries (Rubus leucodermis) are a rare and delightful treat around here. Okay, so they’re not rare botanically, but I don’t come across them very often, and I’m a big fan. They’re a native cane berry that thrives in disturbed soils, and we are lucky enough that the birds planted (pooped out seeds […]

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