Raspberry

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

Habitats
Places in the Realms where raspberries were known to grow included:
 * Chessenta.
 * Cormyr produced hundreds of acres of raspberries. Some of the settlements that were known to farm them included Thunderstone and Wheloon.
 * The Dalelands.
 * 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, allowing him to extend his growing season well into the fall.

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

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.
 * Raspberries were often featured in the mixture of wild berries known as Brackleberry jam.
 * 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