TIL they were eating what we now call golden berries and tomatillos in " Little Town on the Prairie" back in the late 1800s and I probably didn't eat either those until the 2000s. The golden berries are called ground cherries and the tomatillos are called husk tomatoes.
"All day long while the girls were in school, Ma made preserves of the red tomatoes, of the purple husk tomatoes, and of the golden ground cherries. She made pickles of the green tomatoes that would not have time to ripen before it froze. The house was full of the sirupy scent of preserves and the spicy odor of pickles."
Page 138, " Little Town on the Prairie"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Town_on_the_Prairie
"Cooking With America’s Rarest Fruit |Ground Cherries"
Early American
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