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Cape Cod Recipes
Old & New Home Remedies Natural Herbal Apothecary Barberry, Common (Berberis vulgaris)  ripe berries It is generally
distributed over the greater part of Europe,
Northern Africa and temperate Asia. As an ornamental shrub, it is
fairly common in gardenThe Barberry used to be
cultivated
for the sake of the fruit, which was pickled and used for garnishing
dishes.
The ripe berries can be made into an agreeable, refreshing jelly by boiling them with an equal weight of fine sugar to a proper consistence and then straining it. They were formerly used as a sweetmeat, and in sugar-plums, or comfits. It is from these berries that the delicious confitures d'epine vinette, for which Rouen is famous, are commonly prepared. The roots boiled in Iye, will dye wool yellow, and in Poland they dye leather of a beautiful yellow colour with the bark of the root. The inner bark of the stems will also dye linen of a fine yellow, with the assistance of alum. Among the Italians, the Barberry bears the name
of Holy
Thorn,
because it is thought to have formed part of the crown of thorns made
for our Saviour. Powdered bark, 1/4 teaspoonful several times
daily. Fluid extract, 1/2 to 1 drachm. Solid extract, 5 to 10 grains.  fresh scraped bark
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