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Red currant

Red currants are bright red fruits with a rather sour taste. Some people will cover them with loads of sugar. Red currants are mainly grown in western Europe.

Here is some basic information on red currant, a red currant quote,and some red currant photos.

Basic information on red currant

Scientific name:	Ribes rubrum
English:	Red currant Redcurrant
Dutch:	Aalbes Rode bes
Spanish:	Grosella roja Grosellero
French:	Groseille Groseille rouge
German:	Garten-Johannisbeere Rote Johannisbeere
Italian:	?
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Order:	Saxifragales

Origin:	Red currants originate from western Europe
Distribution:	Red currants are mainly grown in western Europe, including Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Germany, Poland, and the Northern parts of Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Evergreen or deciduous:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Flowers of red currant are yellowish green in color.
Leaves:	Red currants have five-lobed leaves.
Fruits:	The flowers mature into bright red translucent berries. Each berry is about 8 to 12 mm in diameter. Usually there are about 10 berries on a raceme.
Climate and weather:	Red currants grow in a temperate climate.
Pollination:	The flower of red currant is hermaphroditic and self-pollinating.
Height:	Red currant grows as a shrub which is usually 1 to 1.5 meter tall.
Type of soil:	Red currants can grow in most types of soil.
Spacing	About 1.2 meters apart in the row and 1.5 meters between rows.
Propagation:	Redcurrants can be propagated by planting foot long pieces of mature wood about 3 to 4 inches deep in a pot of compost. Roots will develop from the wood under the soil giving you a new redcurrant bush. Also layering of red currant is possible. A low-growing cane is carefully twisted to the ground. Then weigh it down with a brick or piece of metal to hold it in place,and cover it with soil. Roots will grow from the stem resulting in a new redcurrant plant.
Insect pests:
Diseases:
Fruit development:	Red currants are available from mid to late summer in western Europe.
Harvesting:	Red currants are hand picked when the fruits are ripe (bright red).
Uses:	Red currants are usually eaten fresh or mixed in fruit salads. Because of their bright re color they can be used as garnish.

Red currant photos

Proverbs about red currant

Quotes about red currant

• Swinging clusters of red, the hedges are full of them, red-currant red, a graceful ornament or a merry smile. (Denise Levertov)
• Who knows more red currant quotes, or a red currant proverb?

Did you know that?

• Red currants belong to the same plant species as white currants (Ribes rubrum). The difference is just a variation in color.
• Tea made from dried redcurrant leaves can ease symptoms of gout and rheumatism. It is also used in compresses on wounds. As a gargling solution the teas is used to treat mouth infections.

Red currant recipes

Red currant gin

Ingredients:
60 ml gin, 90 ml syrup, 10 ml lemon juice, 15 ml lychee liqueur, 200 g fresh red currants

Instructions:
Strain the red currants through a sieve. Put the red currant juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes and add gin, syrup, lemon juice and lychee liqueur. Shake, strain into a glass and serve.

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