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Ground Cherries

Our neighbor gave us a bowlful of her ground cherries. Earlier, when she was gone for a few days, she said to stop by to pick tomatoes and ground cherries; I thought she meant cherry tomatoes, but there really are these delightful little fruits.
According to my Google search, "The ground cherry, also called physalis or cape gooseberry, is a unique fruit. With its papery husk, it looks like a small, orange tomatillo, but its flavor is uniquely sweet: to our palate, it's a mixture of pineapple, strawberry and green grapes - sweet, tart, and vaguely tropical. Native to North and South America, they remain far more obscure than so many of our non-native favorites."

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