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Harvesting gooseberries
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27-06-2006, 12:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Cat(h)
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Harvesting gooseberries
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Cat(h) wrote:
I would like to be able to eat the gooseberries raw, with maybe a
little added sugar and cream,
What variety do you have? The more "traditional" ones are a bit tart,
most of the golden or red/pink ones are sweeter. The catalogues
appear to use the expression "Culinary" and "desert" as code for "need
stewing with sugar" and "can be eaten straight"
Hmmm. I see what you mean. Regrettably, the bushes were planted two
years ago, and the labels have been lost.
When I had gooseberries I grew Whinhams, but it's too damp round here
and they got horrid mildew. Recent climate changes may persuade me to
try again.
I think I will leave the fruit on the plant for another while, and then
harvest and stew with *sizeable* amounts of sugar...
Cat(h)
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