Delectable Fruit

I have had a few raspberries now from my garden and they are so good.

Jamie my youngest son came over on his lunch break and we looked up a few cameras that may suit me and we came up with Nikon D750. Not sure when I will get one yet but it is very exciting.

My ears and throat as still sore but not as bad as yesterday and no head cold yet and hopefully I will not get one! Just didn't feel like going out today so my lovely raspberries had to be my blip.

History of the Raspberry
Raspberries, genus Rubus, are in the rose family and are believed to have originated mainly in Eastern Asia. The red raspberry may have been brought to North America by prehistoric people who crossed the Bering Straight and then introduced them to North America, although the wild black raspberry is believed to be native to the west.

Archaeological evidence shows that Paleolithic cave dwellers ate raspberries. The delectable fruit has been a part of the human diet ever since, though the canes were not cultivated until about the 4th century A.D., as documented by Palladius. In the Hellenistic period raspberries were associated with fertility are found in Greek mythology. In the Greek stories, the berries were once white but when Zeus' nursemaid, Ida, pricked her finger on a thorn it stained the berries red and they have remained so ever since. The scientific name for red raspberries, Rubus idaeus, means literally “bramble bush of Ida”, named both for the nursemaid and the mountain where they grew on the island of Crete.

While there is historical evidence that the raspberry was valued for its sweet berries, more value was likely placed on the leaves which have long been used in medicinal preparations. The leaves are still used in herbal teas or tisane to sooth the digestive system and to help soothe menstrual cramps.
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