On Saturday, May 25, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Gordon or Connie Marigold wrote in alt.usage.german:
> Hello,
> Does anyone happen to know what Preiselbeeren are in English and
> if they are even found in the United States or Canada? Please don't tell
> me what the dictionary says: it says "cranberries, bilberries,
> whortleberries".

Whortleberries? I've never heard of them.

> Cranberries they are NOT; bilberries they are not unless there is a different kind
> of bilberry than the ones in Ontario where I grew up. I have no idea what a "whortleberry"
> is. Preiselbeeren are very common in Germany, served with "gebackenes Camembert",
> various kinds of "Braten" etc. Cranberries are native to North America as far as
> I know and I wonder if Preiselbeeren are native only to Europe or ...?
> Any ideas?
> Connie

bruce bowser wrote:

> On Saturday, May 25, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Gordon or Connie
> Marigold wrote in alt.usage.german:
> > Hello,
> > Does anyone happen to know what Preiselbeeren are in English and
> > if they are even found in the United States or Canada? Please don't
> > tell me what the dictionary says: it says "cranberries, bilberries,
> > whortleberries".
>
> Whortleberries? I've never heard of them.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea>

I hope this information reaches Gordon or Connie in time.

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On 4/17/2021 4:11 PM, bruce bowser wrote:

> On Saturday, May 25, 1996

*plonk*