Raspberry

Raspberries were a common type of wild berry in the Realms.

"I know some people who won't eat raspberries because of the little seeds, but that's as silly as not eating fish because of the bones. The really good foods always have little annoying things like seeds and bones. Like life, I guess. Of course, bread doesn't have seeds or bones. But I do like bread."

- Emilo Haversack

Description
Raspberries grew on bushes that had long, whip-like and wiry branches known as canes.

Habitats
Places in the Realms where raspberries were known to grow included:
 * In the Adaerglast region, raspberries grew in bogs east of the city of Myrinjar.
 * Chessenta.
 * Cormyr produced hundreds of acres of raspberries. Some of the settlements that were known to farm them included Thunderstone and Wheloon. There were also bogs to the west of Kirinwood that yielded bushels of raspberries.
 * The Dalelands.
 * Korinn Archipelago was a noteworthy exporter of raspberries.
 * Shadowdale, particularly on Shadow Ridge.
 * Throughout the Sword Coast.

History
The existence of raspberries on Toril dated all the way back to the days of Netheril.

In the mid–14 century DR, a farmer from Thunderstone named Del Geery used the dried skin of a hydra to make coverings for his raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry bushes. This covering kept the air around them at a cool, extending their growing period deep into autumn. The hydra hides proved to be effective only on these three types of berry bush.

During that same century, Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold bundles of twenty-five raspberry leaves, as well as brandied raspberries and raspberry preserves.

Species

 * Boysenberry
 * Cloudberry, a yellowish species of raspberry that was endemic to the High Moor plateau.

Usages

 * Homemade wines in Cormyr and the Dalelands were often made from them.
 * The High Flagon in Waterdeep offered its patrons sweet tarts with raspberry filling.
 * In Noanar's Hold, the inn The Boar With Black Tusks offered its patrons raspberry jellies.
 * Raspberries were often featured in the mixture of wild berries known as Brackleberry jam.
 * Raspberries were sometimes brewed into a tea in the Dalelands, the Western Heartlands, and Waterdeep.
 * Raspberries were rumored to be part of the special recipe for Saerloonian Special Vat wine.
 * Raspberries were one of the many types of edible berries in the Realms that could be used as material components for the spell goodberry.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Sword Play • Dangerous Games • Finder's Bane • Tymora's Luck
 * Elfsong
 * Elfsong