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vsop wrote:
Some months ago we read somewhere that a new variety of blackcurrant had
been introduced which (for the first time) was so sweet it could be eaten
straight from the bush and was not like the usual acrid culinary types.

Eh? Normal blackcurrants AREN'T acrid when ripe, and are perfectly
edible straight off the bush. If they have bred one almost completely
without acid or other 'bite', it will be truly revolting. There are
fruits like that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.