Gooseberries-Val

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had a very small shrub of gooseberries...a few were ripe each day and as

I walked my dogs to the area, I would pluck off two or three berries and eat

them. They were a little tart, but at the same time, mild, sort of a apple/pear

flavor, with some tiny seeds inside similar to a blueberry (the ripe coloring

was a medium dark mauve). For me this was a nice little treat on my dog walk.

This variety ripened over a two week period in late June, at that time a

rainy/mixed sunny West Virginia.

 

M.A.

 

 

Valerie Cropsey <fantsybeads wrote:

I work for a super center called Meijers and we sell the gooseberries!

Never tried them, how would you eat them?

 

Val

 

genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote:

My grandmother had a gooseberry bush and I recall that they were a tart

litle berry very pale greenish in color and became pink when ripe.

Grandmother made gooseberry jam and I can still remember it's distinct

flavor. Come to think of it I haven't seen them in the market for ages.

Now I am curious..Anyone have a gooseberry bush. I have seen them for

sale in seed catalogs.

Deanna

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I will have to get some when I go into work this afternoon.I will let you know

what I think of them

 

Val

 

MaryAnne Crites <suzyq_26201 wrote:

Hi,

I had a very small shrub of gooseberries...a few were ripe each day and as I

walked my dogs to the area, I would pluck off two or three berries and eat them.

They were a little tart, but at the same time, mild, sort of a apple/pear

flavor, with some tiny seeds inside similar to a blueberry (the ripe coloring

was a medium dark mauve). For me this was a nice little treat on my dog walk.

This variety ripened over a two week period in late June, at that time a

rainy/mixed sunny West Virginia.

 

M.A.

 

 

Valerie Cropsey <fantsybeads wrote:

I work for a super center called Meijers and we sell the gooseberries! Never

tried them, how would you eat them?

 

Val

 

genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote:

My grandmother had a gooseberry bush and I recall that they were a tart

litle berry very pale greenish in color and became pink when ripe.

Grandmother made gooseberry jam and I can still remember it's distinct

flavor. Come to think of it I haven't seen them in the market for ages.

Now I am curious..Anyone have a gooseberry bush. I have seen them for

sale in seed catalogs.

Deanna

 

 

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