by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com
Pacific Northwest Red Current
Also known as: Flowering Currant. Pink Winter Currant
Uses: Culinary
Parts Used: Berries, Flowers
Preparation: Fresh, Stewed, Dried, Syrup, Jelly, Tea, Flower Essence
Taste: Sweet with astringent aftertaste
- Associated with: Root Chakra
Culinary
This bush is considered an ornamental in our local communities. There isn’t much foraging information about the Pacific Northwest Red Current. The berry has a strong aftertaste and is extremely astringent. It is an edible and medicinal that was once used until other useful plants began to sprout and become available. It was dried, made into fruit leather, jelly and syrup and stewed, and eaten fresh. It was usually added to other foods.
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