Berry Fruit

  Blue-berries & Bil-berries 
• Are also called huckleberries. 
• The edible dark-blue berry of an European shrub (bil-berry). 
• The edible dark-blue berry of an American shrub (blue-berry). 
• Blueberries are about three times bigger in size as bilberries and they taste alike. The juice of blueberries is white, the juice of bilberries is red. 
 
  Raspberries & Blackberries  
• The Raspberry is the small dark edible fruit of a wild shrub. 
• The raspberry is a type of bramble. 
• Are still expensive. It has been tried to improve these berries. Producing larger fruits like has been done with strawberries did work but had a very negative effect on the taste of these fine berries. That's the reason why there aren't large raspberries on the market. Maybe in the future someone might discover a rare seedling and is able to cultivate a large tasty raspberry. We can't hardly wait 'till it is so far! 

  Currants 

• There are white-, red-, black- and pink currants.

Cranberrries
• Cranberry juice is very good for the prostrate. 
• Cranberries can only be eaten when cooked. Add a little sugar and cook for 10 minutes to make a cranberry compote. 

 
 Grapes 
• Green or purple berry growing in clusters on vines, used for making wine or eaten as fruit. 
• Champagne is a fruitdrink too. (-; 
• Grapes have been cultivated for a long time. Egyptian reliefs from 2440 BC show vineyards and pictures of wine making. Noach planted a vineyard before this all happened. It is common knowledge that the Romans loved and cultivated the fruit. Since then the fruit has been spread all over the world. 
• There are two types of grapes: tablegrapes, to be eaten raw, and winegrapes; used for the production of wine. 

 Strawberries 
• The allergic reaction the eating of strawberries can cause is usually caused by the little hairs on the fruit. There is a good chance that the strawberries will not irritate if you rinse them with hot water before eating. 
• Strawberries contain much vitamin C and iron. 
• They have to be eaten within one or two days because they are picked when they are ripe. 
• Strawberries whiten the teeth.