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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 18:22 on 24th June 2011 Hmmn, not so sure about that Ruth because they grow to quite a size you know, and well, umm, err you'd need a big mouth! Only joking Ruth....honest!! Lol |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:24 on 24th June 2011 LOL, Ron (always the kidder :-) So are they about the size of a grape, or bigger than that?
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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 18:27 on 24th June 2011 Yes Ruth, I would say generally the size of a large grape, but if left to ripen on the bush they can get to the size of a walnut ish... |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:35 on 24th June 2011 Wow, I'm going to have to look for them over here. I just recently joined a produce co-op. You order on line any week that you want fresh produce from them, and then pick it up at one of the local parks on Saturday mornings. You get a fairly big baske of fresh fruits and another of fresh veggies. You never know what you'll get - some of it's organic and it's all seasonal and mostly locally grown. I'll have to check with them to see if they ever get gooseberries. We had a restaurant here in Phoenix called Gooseberries that was set up and decorated like a little English tearoom. Sadly they went out of business last year. :-(
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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 18:45 on 24th June 2011 Perhaps they were too green and the business turned sour? lol Good luck with your co-operative venture Ruth but if you do manage to find gooseberries I suspect they will be sold underipe, hard, sharp and not very appealing. They need to be ripe to almost bursting point to be enjoyed at their best in my opinion, but do let us know if you find them. |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:48 on 24th June 2011 LOL, Ron. Yes, I'll let you know if I find them. But I'll guarantee they won't be locally grown. I think I recall an episode of Keeping Up Appearances where Hyacinth got really tipsy on gooseberry wine.
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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 21:19 on 24th June 2011 On 24th June 2011 17:44, Ruth Gregory wrote:
I have never heard of using yogurt, but seeing I make my own yogurt I think I would happily give that a try. I have not seen gooseberries over here, well at least not in Nevada. I have never had a gooseberry pie or crumble, so next time I'm over in gooseberry season, I expect one of you to invite me for lunch and serve gooseberry crumble with custard. |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 21:23 on 24th June 2011 My mother always mixed the gooseberries with custard and poured it into a large bowl, that is what she called a fool - she did the same with the rhubarb. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 21:28 on 24th June 2011 Did a bit of research on the web, and it looks like I grew up on the poor mans version of gooseberry fool, as most online recipes are using double (heavy) whipping cream. Anyone else out there use egg white? |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 19:11 on 25th June 2011 Sue says>>>Anyone else out there use egg white? Never heard of that one Sue. Wouldn't that turn it into Gooseberry meringue? |