Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is a perennial. Blackcurrant is often mixed with cider to make a drink called "Cider and Black". Blackcurrants usually used as dietary supplements, snacks etc.

Blackcurrant tea is one of the oldest of old-fashioned remedies for sore throats and colds. It is made by pouring half a pint of boiling water on to a large tablespoonful of the jelly or jam. To make the jelly use the same recipe as for blackberry jelly.

The fresh juice pressed from the fruit is, of course, better than tea made from the jelly, but as winter is the season of coughs and colds the fruit is least obtainable when most needed.