When alive they were rural money-makers: the source of mulberries, walnuts, juniper berries, apricots and pistachios.

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This blond Belgian ale is infused with nettles from the Scottish Highlands and Fresh juniper berries.

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The process used to create gin distilling spirit, water and juniper berries and various citrus botanicals such as coriander and cinnamon hasn't really changed since 18th century.

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Invented by a Dutch doctor, Franciscus de la Boe, in the mid-17th century, gin (originally called genever) was made by redistilling pure malt spirits with juniper berries.

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American cookbooks are generally timid in their use of juniper berries, usually calling for just two or three, when I think about 20 (one teaspoon) are what's needed.

WSJ: Jumping Juniper

Although juniper berries aren't shy, they are versatile.

WSJ: Jumping Juniper

We stuffed it with lemon zest, handfuls of rough-chopped fennel and garlic, a thick mat of chopped rosemary and a staggering amount of juniper berries that had been gathered from the woods and we'd crushed with wine bottles.

WSJ: Jumping Juniper