Comments on: Where are the ground cherries

Question: Where are the ground cherries

Slimemonster — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:08:09 -0800

Where can I buy Ground cherries (gooseberries?) in Seattle?

I've looked at a bunch of websites, grocery stores and farmer's markets and I can't seem to find ground cherries in Seattle at all. I'm growing some on my balcony but I don't want to wait another 60 days to taste them. Thursday morning, I'm gonna try Pike Place, but if that doesn't work, where should I go? If you know any recipes also, please share...I've never been so fascinated with a fruit I've never tasted before.

By: sculpin

sculpin — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:46:00 -0800

I've seen them at the University District farmers market, but only in August, if I recall correctly.

If you're interested in seeing how ground cherries (Cape gooseberries) compare with ordinary gooseberries, you can get some of the latter now at the Tim's Fine Berries stand at the Lake City farmers market. Tim grows all kinds of small fruit, some of it fairly unusual; he'd be worth asking about ground cherries.

By: emyd

emyd — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:48:11 -0800

Aren't they a winter fruit? Trader Joe's sells a nice kiwi gooseberry jam I have been eating recently.

By: milkrate

milkrate — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:13:20 -0800

July is the peak of berry season. Did you check Metropolitan Market? I thought I saw them there the other day.

By: judith

judith — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:31:16 -0800

ground cherries are so yummy. they don't taste like regular gooseberries at all to me, though.

By: Margalo Epps

Margalo Epps — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:51:19 -0800

If you don't see them at the Farmer's Market, ask various fruit sellers if they grow them -- they may have them at a different time or have sold out that day -- that way you know when/whether to come back.

Uwajimaya often has unusual fruits and vegetables, but they are generally Asian. I'm not sure who would be most likely to carry Colombian fruits.