IX 



THE GOOSEBERRIES 



Gooseberries have never been very popular 

 in the United States. In Europe they are 

 much more generally and favorably known. 

 Ripe gooseberries are prized there for eating 

 out of hand and they are a staple article of 

 commerce; here ripe gooseberries as a dessert 

 fruit are almost unknown. We pick the fruit 

 green and use it almost exclusively in jams 

 and sauces, and even in these manufactured 

 products the fruit is not known to many. 



It is in home gardens that gooseberries have 

 found greatest favor. They are easily grown 

 and the fruit is most acceptable when once its 

 excellence becomes known. 



Gooseberries are closely related botanically 

 to currants, and their culture is much the 

 same. Most of the things that have been said 

 about currant growing apply with equal force 

 to the culture of the gooseberry. It ranges a 

 little farther south than the currant but is 

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