Golden currant

Ribes aureum, R. aureum var. villosum

fruit · flower

Black or golden berries, sweet and tangy, raw, dried or as jam; its clove-scented yellow flowers are eaten too.

Origin

Western North America

Where to find it

Along streams and in ravines of the Prairies and the Great Basin; it is also planted in European gardens.

Season (United States)

May to August · grows in your region

Preparation

The berries are picked fully colored and eaten raw, with their tiny seeds; the flowers are pulled from their stems and scattered raw.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In spring, its flowers smell strongly of clove: it is also called clove currant.