Berries
Cranberry – first used by Native Americans for food, medicine & other uses
Chinese Wolfberry – used in Chinese medicine for nearly 2000 years aka Goji Berry
Blueberries
Bilberry – has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine
Early – sweet flavor, used to make preservatives
Highbush – most common commercially grown blueberry, used in Native American cuisine
Raspberries
Black – rich raspberry flavor, deep colored & high quality
Blue – used in a number of candies & syrups
Red – leaves used for tea, entire plant high in antioxidants
Strawberries
Musk – gourmet wild strawberry, overtones of raspberry & citrus
Alpine , Mignonette – flavor much like Strawberry wine
Alpine , Reine des Vallees – excellent flavor grown commercially in Europe
Baron Von Solemacher – sweet, juicy, deep red antique German variety
Wonder Wild Red – delicious, sweet & aromatic elongated red fruits
Wonder Wild Yellow – served in only the finest restaurants
‘Red ‘N‘ Juicy‘ – large, sweet, plump & juicy berries
Fruit
Pink Dragon – large, red fruit with sweet flavored pulp
Sweet Granadilla – known as Sugar Fruit, the pulp is the edible part
Key Lime – aka Bartender‘s or Mexican Lime, main ingredient for Key Lime Pie
Kiwi Fruit – can be eaten fresh or in salads, sauces & juices
Noni – a tree in the coffee family used as famine food
Pomegranate – introduced to Spanish America in the late 16th century
Black Sapote – Chocolate Pudding plant, fruit tastes like chocolate pudding
Pineapple Tomatillo – delicious pineapple tasting fruits
Bananas
Dwarf Cavendish – main source of commercial Cavendish bananas
Cherries
Cherry Lapins – Van cherries X Stelle cherries
Black Cherry – a wild cherry used in pies, preserves, flavorings & drinks
Ground Cherries
Cape Gooseberry Ground – excellent choice for old fashioned preserves, pies
Goldie Ground – sweet flavor with a hint of strawberry & pineapple
Grapes
Madeleine Angevine – white grapes, Madeleine Royale X Precoce de Malingre grapes
Common (Vitis Vinifera) – grown for wine making , table grapes , non–alcoholic juice
Oranges
Dancy Tangerine – originated in 1867, one of the oldest citrus varieties
Pumpkin
New England Pie – ideal for pies as well as mini jack–o–lanterns
Melons
Ananas – French heirloom melon w/ sweet, pineapple like aroma. Popular since the 1800‘s
Ineya – this variety of melon is from the former Soviet Union
Luffa – grown for it‘s fruit, member of the cucumber family, popular in China & Vietnam
Cantaloupe
Tuscan – golden orange flesh, flavor is high quality, sweeter than standard cantaloupes
Honeydew
Orange – orange pulp, sweet & flavorful honeydew taste