tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post7388582740740315260..comments2024-03-17T03:13:30.842-04:00Comments on Roche Fleurie Garden: Gooseberry Jamrochefleuriegardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-38158234888711656742013-07-21T12:26:23.637-04:002013-07-21T12:26:23.637-04:00Yummy! We don't have gooseberries but I picked...Yummy! We don't have gooseberries but I picked two quarts of wild black raspberries this year and made some wonderful freezer jam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-17531305683215858962013-07-19T15:01:40.149-04:002013-07-19T15:01:40.149-04:00I don't think it makes much difference. I will...I don't think it makes much difference. I will be able to tell you before long as I still have so many berries that I am about to make an other small batch of jam and will not bother with the topping and tailing. The rest we plan to eat fresh as Helen suggests above.<br />I did make chutney last week and with lemon juice it turned out nice and tart.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-23225388850132401422013-07-19T14:46:40.187-04:002013-07-19T14:46:40.187-04:00Has anybody ever made jam without "topping an...Has anybody ever made jam without "topping and tailing"? It's so tedious and I'm thinking that once they're cooked, you'd probably not even notice them. I'm hoping that it's like a lot of things – we do it a certain way just because it's always been done that way! (I'm freezing mine for now while I'm still picking more and I'll make jam and maybe chutney next week.)Smallboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630928788661757490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-6389780735789626202013-07-14T15:22:00.452-04:002013-07-14T15:22:00.452-04:00This gives me all sorts of ideas for the rest of t...This gives me all sorts of ideas for the rest of the crop. I have made all the jam I am going to make, have given berries to two people and there are quite a few left. I will try stewing them and I like the idea of a chutney. A tart chutney would be nice.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-63740339394802522162013-07-14T10:29:59.620-04:002013-07-14T10:29:59.620-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651250954702216004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-30308493398893338432013-07-14T10:25:16.879-04:002013-07-14T10:25:16.879-04:00I, too, love gooseberries. I have a huge crop this...I, too, love gooseberries. I have a huge crop this year on my single bush brought with me when I moved five years ago.I make a gooseberry marmalade, and gooseberry chutney as well as using them in pies and fools. My favourite use is as "stewed". I make that in my microwave. Simply add a tblsp. of water to about 2 cups of fruit. Microwave on high for about 3 minutes. While still hot stir in tablsp. of honey and add sugar to taste.Delicious. <br />I love them ripe but cannot beat the chipmunks to them here. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651250954702216004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-27822684946761224482013-07-12T23:06:59.970-04:002013-07-12T23:06:59.970-04:00My grandmother had a gooseberry bush, and I used t...My grandmother had a gooseberry bush, and I used to love eating the berries, which were large and pink. <br /><br />Across the road and over the drumlin, there was an abandoned farm house with a "magical" old-style garden. In addition to tough old-fashioned flowers and fruit trees, there were red currants, white currants, black currants, and gooseberries.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121868695026639427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-38156793202377675142013-07-12T09:09:38.188-04:002013-07-12T09:09:38.188-04:00I think gooseberries are beautiful; I love their d...I think gooseberries are beautiful; I love their dapper stripes. Most berries are time consuming to process, but worth the effort.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-52514578964588692822013-07-12T08:39:52.324-04:002013-07-12T08:39:52.324-04:00Good luck with yours. They are a very worthwhile p...Good luck with yours. They are a very worthwhile plant as they are so undemanding and usually produce a lot. rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-89628721689712278712013-07-12T08:36:51.264-04:002013-07-12T08:36:51.264-04:00I also have a bumper crop this year (and it will b...I also have a bumper crop this year (and it will be the same with currants). I should build some kind of cage to grow them in to be able to have some ripe, plump and juicy like you. As it is, if I leave them the raccoons get them. rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-60840490663991581882013-07-12T08:32:46.161-04:002013-07-12T08:32:46.161-04:00If you know someone who has them you can ask for a...If you know someone who has them you can ask for a few cuttings, they root very easily. Just stick the cuttings in a pot and if you water them they will root.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-12560050226591459962013-07-12T07:12:21.278-04:002013-07-12T07:12:21.278-04:00I'm very pleased to read your post Alain as we...I'm very pleased to read your post Alain as we love gooseberries and agree that they are often over looked. They take me right back to my Grandfather when I was a small boy as he had some mature bushes in his garden and I can still recall picking them with him.<br />We've planted two in our garden here this year and while we'll only get a handful this year, I have high hopes for future harvests!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-50891239075058665422013-07-12T02:11:17.085-04:002013-07-12T02:11:17.085-04:00I like to leave my gooseberries till they are plum...I like to leave my gooseberries till they are plump and juicy and can be eaten like plums but as I have so many this year I may make a few jars of jam.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-75877855499194956252013-07-12T01:55:10.404-04:002013-07-12T01:55:10.404-04:00I just love gooseberries... I need to get a few fo...I just love gooseberries... I need to get a few for planting here. I read a gardening blog for a lady in England and she posted her gooseberry pics yesterday it's fair to say they look succulent! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com