John Myers
A jostaberry is a cross between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant. The name of the hybrid form combines the terms currant and gooseberry in the form of a portmanteau. In terms of taste, the jostaberry combines the light acidity of the gooseberry with the intense aroma of the blackcurrant. Like the two original forms of the cross, jostaberries are characterized by a high vitamin C content.
The Jostabeere also has visual characteristics of both parent varieties. They are dark in color like black currants and grow in clusters of about three to five fruits on the bush. Although jostaberries are larger than currants, they do not quite reach the size of a gooseberry. The berries are in season between mid-June and July, but like gooseberries they are very firmly attached to the bush, which makes them quite difficult to pick.
Jostaberries can be eaten raw or made into jam, jelly, or juice. Liqueur is also made from the arthybrid.
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