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1. We must distinguish between ornamental and edible varieties, otherwise we might end up consuming something beautiful but toxic/unappetizing. Of the following choices, which is a list of ornamental berries?
2. We were intrigued to learn of the obscure varieties of edible berries found in different parts of the world. The Japanese wineberry originated in the East but eventually spread to Europe and America and is prized for its ________________.
3. Perhaps there is no berry so universally loved as the strawberry. It is possible that humans' penchant for overindulging in the fruit led Hieronymus Bosch to include it in which famous work of art?
4. Today, my daughter reminded me that this immensely popular yellow fruit is also a berry, but I don't see it listed in my berry book.
5. This Victorian-era American judge is credited by some for "inventing" the Loganberry.
6. Here's an interesting sauce recipe for you: Fill a jar with blackberries or raspberries, add this type of wine to it, then cover the jar and let it stand for two weeks.
7. In North America, we enjoy blueberries, whose close cousin in Europe is known as what?
8. American colonists in the 17th century were disappointed by how difficult it was to cultivate this type of berry, one of their most-loved culinary pastimes.
9. This rare berry with the scientific name "Rubus arcticus" is native to Scandinavia.
10. Native American legend tells us that this type of berry came into being when the Old Marsh Woman cut her finger.
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