YOU see them for a few summer weeks in farmers market stands, baskets of fresh currants in gorgeous garnet clusters. Then they’re gone, before most of us figure out what to do with them. Luckily, some ...

I have a thriving quince tree in my garden, and when it starts to fruit, it complains about the weight it’s bearing. So when the time comes, I allot a few days of jam-making at home. Quince is not a ...

You see them for a few summer weeks in farmers market stands, baskets of fresh currants in gorgeous garnet clusters. Then they’re gone, before most of us figure out what to do with them. Luckily, some ...

With their amazingly vibrant colour and tangy flavour, red currants make a delicious spread for breakfast toast or crackers with cheese after dinner. Because they have so much natural pectin, they don ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. After dinner one night this summer, I served currants as a garnish on dessert. The pink, round, ...

When the sun pours through their translucent skins, red currants (Ribes rubrum) resemble clusters of tiny rubies. There are native varieties of currant — the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), ...

In Southeast Alaska we are surrounded by a living, flowing and berried world. The Inside Passage rises and falls, wispy cirrus clouds drift, sandpipers migrate, and red currants drop into our buckets ...

A fruit grower in Zeeland is inviting people to pick his red currants for (almost) free because he can’t find buyers for the crop. Marinus Vermue also grows black currants on his land near ...

Lately, there has been a surge in interest in fruit growing. It may have been the recession that kick-started this new-found enthusiasm, but I suspect it will have been reinforced by the prodigal ...