It happens every time. When a person tastes Ground Cherries for the first time, eyebrows go up, and they immediately reach for a second. Not so much because it’s so good, but probably because they want to get to know it better so they can describe it. They are sweet, nutty, I think mapely, and pop in your mouth like pure joy!
Ground cherries, related to tomatoes, and more closely to tomatillos, are less sticky, easier to free from their husks, and less, for lack of a better word, slimy. Unlike tomatoes, they are disease resistant. They grow like a low ground cover around other vegetable plants, shading the ground keeping moisture in, while shading out weeds.
They are at Farmers’ Markets now, so give them a taste drive! I would love to hear about your take on ground cherries’ flavor!
