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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] 3 points 2 years ago

In NJ, you have to get a permit to grow black current even in your backyard. Only 4 varieties allowed. Red current and gooseberry can be grown without restrictions. So, I have gooseberry, but birds like it too...