I used to have a gooseberry bush. The fruit are delicious. My little granddaughter used to boast that she could pick them without getting stuck by the thorns. She used to love to eat them. Then my neighbor rode his car through the fence and the bush. I was never able to find a bush like it again. I tried but I got one with smaller thorns, but they were so numerous that I gave up and dug it up.
Yum - here is my plate and my hot chocolate. Want to join me??
"Two muffins were sat in an oven.
One muffin said to the other, "Ooh, gettin' a bit hot in here don't you think?! " The other backed away in suprise, "Oh My God!! A Talking Muffin!! " Clairey Fairy : )
Oh, goodie - elevenses! I'll join you - think I'll have a mocchacino 'cos I'm feeling indulgent :-)) Even chocolate sprinkles on top!!
pixipixil
Jun 1, 2013
Big HAHA. Love it.
SwampLady
Jun 1, 2013
What a lovely treat for breakfast.....That was delicious. What's for lunch?
Rozina1010
Jun 1, 2013
Funny stuffausiesapphire! Chuckles and I have not heard of these berries but has anyone heard of gooseberries? I ate those when I was little right off the bushes. They look like grapes with sticker soft thorns like a cactus!
aussiesapphire
Jun 1, 2013
I remember them well. Very tasty. Don't see them any more now.
pixipixil
Jun 1, 2013
Used to have a bush but bugs always got them before I could eat them.
cindyj28
Jun 1, 2013
OH I REMEMBER GOOSEBERRIES. My mom would do all sort of good things with them. But then she was good at taking nothing and making something great out of it.
jiggler
Jun 2, 2013
Cindyj28 - Oh, yes - your Mum was just like mine. I was born during WW2 and just after the war we were extremely hard-up: we rented a little bungalow that had fruit trees & bushes in the garden, and my Mum got the best out of those. Hard work with no fridge or freezer, just bottling!! my job was "topping and tailing" the gooseberries for jam or bottling :-))
pixipixil
Jun 3, 2013
Did some canning in my early days. Really hard on the back...and a sweaty job without ac.
SANTACLAUS
Jun 3, 2013
I have a lovely gooseberry bush the blossom has been and gone now we have some tiny little green gooseberry and these will turn red when they are ripe and they are very tasty, will give you a call when they are ripe and you can come and join us for some gooseberry pie and also some gooseberry crumble, and maybe when our plums ripen you could have a pot of Plum Jam, if you do not make it here I will send you a picture of the products.
jiggler
Jun 3, 2013
Oh, yes, Santaclaus - I'll be there - delighted to play gooseberry :-D
cindyj28
Jun 5, 2013
As will I Santaclaus!! Are you baking???
pixipixil
Jun 5, 2013
Love plum jam. Used to have a plum tree that put out so much fruit I could supply the neighbors. First peach borers attacked it and then a fungus finished it off. I miss that tree. My husband still talks about it...and the great jam I made.
SANTACLAUS
Jun 9, 2013
I think Must bake about 6 out of the 7day's enjoy it and I wonder why the weight is going on, but have to be care full going into hospital for a small op and they like to see you loose some weight, so I am being very good, but still bake and give it to some of my neighbours, I find it very relaxing. have a super day every one and enjoy every minute.
SANTACLAUS
Jun 9, 2013
I made some bread today and this was great no machine just by hand and if anyone wants the recipe I will send it for them, got a good work out kneading the dough so this allows you to have some.
"Two muffins were sat in an oven.
One muffin said to the other, "Ooh, gettin' a bit hot in here don't you think?! " The other backed away in suprise, "Oh My God!! A Talking Muffin!! " Clairey Fairy : )
lol