Ground Cherry

It's going to be a warm weekend, so I started it off with watering my plants. Upon doing so a Ground Cherry aka Cape Gooseberry freed itself and fell to the ground. The little orange-yellow marble inside a tan paper lantern bounced with a slight crunching sound to catch my attention. I liberated the fruit from it's paper shell and popped it in my mouth. It was sweet before I bit into it. I thought, "this must be what people who enjoy tomatoes like." Except that Physalis fruits are nightshades, and they're not gross. I think anyone could grow these like they do a tomato plant, save some seeds through the winters in other zones where the plant would not survive, and enjoy the spring and summer tangy sweetness each year.