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Lingonbery / Partridgeberry Syrup
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The Partridgeberry or Lingonberry
The Partridgeberry is a small red tart berry also known as Lingonberry, Foxberry, Lowbush Cranberry, Dryland Cranberry) and is closely related to the Cranberry and Blueberry. In both Europe and North America, it is treated largely as a wild crop and is known to grow best in areas where competing shrubs, grasses and sedges do not exist.
Unlike Bakeapples, partridgeberries have been farmed to some degree in Europe for many years. Fortunately, these hardy red berries flourish in Labrador and have been a regular part of native peoples diets for centuries.
Partridgeberries grow very well on the bogs and barrens in the Labrador Straits area. Growing in clusters, they are generally handpicked,however homemade pickers are becoming more widely used. The partridgeberry, as mentioned above, is a very hardy berry very remnant of the Labrador culture and climate. The berry is generally harvested in September when many of our nights bring frost, and it has been said that the berries need the frost to complete the ripening process.
The fact has also been documented that Partridgeberries survive being frozen under the snow during our winters and have been picked the next spring as the snow subsides.
Partridge berries preserve very well both frozen and when bottled as spreads or syrups. This fact has made this berry a leading choice of local people of the coast for years and is becoming a popular choice of customers.
Health benefits - very high in antioxidant content and vitamin C.
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