tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789518316116911584.post4331223902222878540..comments2023-10-26T09:24:58.872+01:00Comments on Unbought Delicacies: Playing gooseberry.............Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789518316116911584.post-80068021666234072992010-07-28T02:56:00.587+01:002010-07-28T02:56:00.587+01:00I hope you'll post some recipes...?? please? ...I hope you'll post some recipes...?? please? I absolutely love gooseberries. they remind me of my mumma who always put them into her stewed fruit.a.rogue (Alice)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779592758048327515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789518316116911584.post-83048773228240620562010-07-20T10:30:10.616+01:002010-07-20T10:30:10.616+01:00I harvested mine yesterday, small, sweet, yellow, ...I harvested mine yesterday, small, sweet, yellow, a cutting rescued from a bush buldozed when the wonderful smallholding and orchard next to us was built on. Only 2 familys had lived in that place for 150 years.<br />I am experimenting with growing the bushes 'kind of' espaliered. They don't seem to get mildew so easily and are less scratchy to pick.<br />For some reason the birds have shown no interest in my soft fruit this year, have you noticed the same or is it just here in the NW, where gooseberries are indeed a very popular show category.karenjanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789518316116911584.post-25136447477876556832010-07-09T19:56:12.774+01:002010-07-09T19:56:12.774+01:00We have a largest gooseberry category in our show ...We have a largest gooseberry category in our show MrsL, and there are still gooseberry shows in the north east :-)Oddnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035170230004179978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789518316116911584.post-31227666910672238692010-07-09T17:17:13.317+01:002010-07-09T17:17:13.317+01:00I made gooseberry curd a few years ago - it was su...I made gooseberry curd a few years ago - it was supposed to last 6 weeks in the fridge - it didn't even last 6 days before we had wolfed it all down ;-)<br /><br />Rosie xA Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.com