Gooseberry; Inland Gooseberry; Northern Gooseberry
Ribes setosum Lindl.
Traditional Food Use
This gooseberry is most commonly eaten, cooked or uncooked, just after gathering. Additional commentary: The gooseberry is the earliest fruit to ripen that the Cheyenne know. In old times it was used as winter food, dried, and formed in little cakes. Currants were once treated in this manner.
Fruit; Fruit eaten raw or cooked Additional commentary: This gooseberry is the earliest fruit to ripen that the Cheyenne knew
Dried fruit formed into little cakes and used for winter food Additional commentary: This gooseberry is the earliest fruit to ripen that the Cheyenne knew
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: berry, fruit
Distribution: Moist wooded areas; plains to montane; Yukon, Canada to Wyoming; Moist woods; Northwest Territory, Canada to Wyoming