Also known as the desert raisin as it's dried appearance does resemble one.  It is a scrambling bush that grows in the desert areas of Australia.  Although I did see one the other day in Melbourne, just growing on the side of the road, surrounded by weed and frost!!...the plant is hardy.  Aboriginal people would only use them after they have dried on the bush, this reduces the harmful alkaloids in the unripened fruit.  To preserve they would mix them with tree resins, roll into a ball and put up in the trees to dry.  When needed they would be ground into a powder.

Bush tomato can be added to any of your favourite tomato dishes, pastas, soups and casseroles to give a spicy flavour.  They also act as a thickener, great if you're trying to avoid wheat based products.  Remember they are a spice not a direct substitute for fresh tomatoes.

As a health benefit they are high in folate and anti oxidant.

Always interested to hear from you and your favourite way to use bush tomatoes, if you go to my recipe site there are also ways to use bush tomato, not all that hard to do either.

This pics show unripe bush tomato on the bush and also the dried berriers ready to grind for use.