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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He'll be back berry soon, just running to the gas station

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Couldn't find him, it's become a wild goose chase.