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===========================================<br></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" lang="NL">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Etymology<br><br>Heather asked about currants:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">But what I want to know is why they are called Johannisbeere? Is it because they (ought to) ripen roundabout St Johns Day???</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Apparently, so, Heather. The berries are supposed to start ripening on St. John's Day (June 24). I supposed that depends on the region, though.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The berries are native to the Lowlands as well as in France, Germany and Northern Italy. Elsewhere they were imported and may grow wild because of abandoned gardens or just spread.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Interestingly, red currants (</span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ribes rubrum</i><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">) are known as </span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">brusela or brixel</i><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> in Asturian, the plant as </span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">bruselar</i><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> or </span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">brixelar</i><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">, thus with reference to Brussels.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regards,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Reinhard/Ron</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Seattle, USA</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S.: Here comes Heather to rub it in some more ...</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" lang="NL">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);"><a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" lang="NL"><br>
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.16 (02) [EN]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" lang="NL"></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">from Heather Rendall </span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://webmail.tiscali.co.uk/cp/ps/Mail/MsgBody?d=tiscali.co.uk&contentSeed=d1161&u=heatherrendall&pct=d5510&l=en#" target="_blank">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">re black, red and white currants mentioned by Jacqueline and Ron</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">PS I forgot! 3 bottles of cherry brandy as well!</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Heather</p><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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