Puzzled by “Here we go round the bush” in Cookie Jam? Here’s the answer you’re looking for
Not really sure how to answer “Here we go round the bush” in Cookie Jam? I’m here to help.
Not going to lie, I’m a little bit disappointed with this week’s Buzzwords in Cookie Jam. I don’t know about you, but I’m always hoping for some deliciously sweet dessert-related hints. Instead, it looks like we’re going all in on savory dishes this time around. We started with “Pod vegetable, often in gumbo,” then moved on to “Jewish baked casserole,” and after that, “Popular in Greece, layers of eggplant & meat.” Now it’s time for a different kind of question: “Here we go round the [blank] bush” – and I’m here to help.
Answer to “Here we go round the bush” in Cookie Jam
If you’re not familiar with this nursery rhyme, you probably wouldn’t have guessed, so here it is:
- Here we go round the [blank] bush – Mulberry
And now’s the time for a fun fact: Mulberry don’t naturally grow as bushes, but rather as trees, so the famous “Here we go round the Mulberry bush” is an interesting historical and linguistic quirk.
One theory traces the rhyme to Wakefield Prison in England during the 19th century. It's believed that Female prisoners exercised around a small mulberry tree in the yard. Because the tree was pruned or stunted, it looked more like a bush than a typical tree. Over time, people began calling it the mulberry bush, especially in the context of the rhyme. And let’s be real bush fits the rhythm and rhyme of the song better than tree.
Anyway, if you run into trouble with any other Buzzwords, be sure to check out our other Cookie Jam guides. We’re constantly updating them with new hint answers.
