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Information about berries
The most common berries we
Norwegian pick, are blueberries, raspberries and mountain cranberries.
In the old times, berries were
more important for the housekeeping than they are nowadays. The
people picked the berries for them selves and for sale, this gave
them more money and better health. Today only strawberries and
cranberries are picked for sale.
In the nature the berries have
two functions. They are food for the animals (people) and they are
the plants stamens.
The Contents of berries
Berries are important
vitamin-C sources, even if the amount varies. The berries that have
the highest amount of vitamin-c, are black currants and hip. Other
contents that are found in berries are fruit-acid, minerals and
vitamins.
Earlier we made juice and jam
out of berries. Today we freeze them. Preserving substances are
added to keep the berries fresh (benzoacid is added). After that you
can cook them and add sugar.
Berries are used as spices,
wine and liqueur. Some of the berries and their plants are used in
medicines.
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