SC - OT Re: Cuskynole Debate

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Rhubarb (Rhuem rhubarbarum, et al.) was known in Antiquity.  The word
rhubarbe was first used in English about 1390.  There are several members of
the genus Rhuem hiding under the rhubarb name.  Gooseberries (Ribes
uva-crispa) are European and have been used since the Neolithic.
Raspberries are both New and Old World.  The basic European stock is Rubus
ideaus. 

Bear

> A friend here in Sweden wonders if rhubarb, gooseberries and raspberries
> are period - does anybody know?
> 
> Lady Uta, Nordmark
> 
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