Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
is a plant of northeastern America to Georgia. The berries are said by Wood to be well-flavored, black, and sweetish.
Excerpted and Modified from Kavasch, Barrie. 1979. Native Harvests. Recipes and Botanicals of the American Indian. Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, New York.
NANNYBERRY, SHEEPBERRY, WILD RAISIN (Viburnum lentago), is a spring-flowering viburnum shrub. The white blossom clusters give way to flat clusters of oval, green summer berries ripening to blue blackberries on coral-red stems. The drooping fruits are juicy, contain a solitary stone, and are sweetened by early frosts.
