On: Black currants were banned in the USA (2017)

[cout]

I grew up (in US) thinking blackcurrant was a variety of black tea. I had no idea until I got older that it is a berry.

Similarly, I thought elderberry was just a silly word that Monty Python made up to be funny.

[Symbiote → cout]

I wonder if young Americans would make the association between elder wood and elderberries, from reading Harry Potter — the Elder Wand is a significant object.

Elderflowers are also used in drinks, both cordials and liqueurs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderflower_cordial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Germain_(liqueur)

[bigbillheck → cout]

We have indigenous elderberries in the US, I've got a couple growing in my yard.