Berries

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:43 pm

Right now I'm busily and happily eating blueberries daily. I've planted 7 blueberry bushes of different varieties and am getting a bumper crop this year. I don't think too much about recipes I'd use blueberries in cause they rarely last much beyond coming in the door.

I'm also getting lots of gooseberries this year too. In Canada I had real gooseberries but here in the USA I've only ever found a hybredized bush that produces dark purple small berries. They taste good and I'm eating them raw but this one bush has grown in overdrive and I've got tons of these berries. I've tried giving them away but nobody here seems to like them that much.

Anybody have recipes for Gooseberries? I'm not too big on jam (prefer marmalade) and want to be able to use these in something other than raw.

I love raspberries too but only fresh. They seem to get acidic and sharp once frozen.

Post by **Horus** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:38 pm

The best thing you can do with Gooseberries is in a nice shortcrust pastry pie. Pastry on the bottom and just layer the fruit on, as much as possible and a good sprinkle of sugar all over the fruit, add the top layer of pastry and crimp all around, poke a slit in the top, then slap it in the oven to bake. Eat hot or cold, with a dollop of ice cream.

Post by **KJB** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:51 am

Or fruit crumble, or fruit fool (it'd be purple mind you!).. scrummy. I love gooseberries. We just get the goose (with feathers, I hasten to add) bit here in Luxor. Ah well..

Post by **Horus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:05 am

Nice to see you on here KJB

I had forgotten about the Fruit Crumble for the "GoosGogs" as we used to call them as kids

And can anyone remember those little tart thingies we used to get here in the UK that were filled with Bilberries which are similar to LLL's Blueberries? They had a dollop of some sort of thick mock cream on the top which always turned Purple as you were eating them and you always got a blob of it in your nose, Mmm yummy

Oh happy day's

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:09 pm

Ahhhhhhhhh YES!! Fruit Crumble! I'd forgotten about that....well well well..

Guess what I'm going to have for dinner time dessert?!?!?

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Thanks muchly for the suggestion

Post by **KJB** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:07 pm

Thanks Horus! I'm finding L4U a little acid at times just now but the atmosphere on E4U seems more like I remember L4U used to be - very friendly and relaxed.

Post by **Horus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:26 pm

Why do you think we stay here KJB ?

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:27 pm

I'm eating CRUMBLE right now!!!

Thanks for the idea.......I'm betting I can eat it ALL by myself too!

Post by **Horus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:35 pm

If it makes you sick, don't come running to us ..................

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:45 pm

Neva.........but eating a huge crumble all by myself is a great way to go!!!!!!!!!