First I ever heard of this plant.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.A great reminder, takes me back. An elderly lady in the village where I grew up used to be very keen on them, and grew them in her garden, but I have hardly ever seen them since.
Fernapple
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Did she eat the ripe fruit? (Is she still alive?)
@MsKathleen I think she did eat them yes, in fact I think she shared one with me. She lived as I remember for many years, but she would be about a hundred and twenty now.
@MsKathleen Maybe I am confusing them with Cape Gooseberries, it was a long time ago.
It's a beautiful plant. I've never heard of it before.
Redheadedgammy
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@MsKathleen yeah, I'll be content to look at pictures of it. 
A member of the nightshade family, all parts of the plant are poisonous, I grew up with them.
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