Comments on: Photo: Gooseberries

By: E gan F

E gan F — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:17:04 +0000

I forgot to answer you Ruth - sorry.

Yes I know they exist in North America all right, but mostly a different species to the various species in Europe. And nowhere near as common - which is how I would have missed them.

The hairy fruit ones are quite common here as well as the smooth skin vareity. Some gooseberries are green when fully ripened and others - like the ones pictured, on their way to ripeness - are red

By: Ruth Seeley

Ruth Seeley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:03:32 +0000

We do have gooseberries in North America - at least we have them in Eastern Ontario, because I remember a big gooseberry bush at camp. Ours seemed hairier though - do they start out green and hairy and turn orange-y and shiny as they mature? Or did I only think that was a gooseberry bush at camp?

By: E gan F

E gan F — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20:45 +0000

Spud - Some Gooseberry dishes are on their way - though curd is a new one on me so I’ll definitely check that out. It sounds great.

Martha - Short answer is yes, thanks very much.

By: martha

martha — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:50:45 +0000

Is this spate of photos the lemonade from the lemon of your sore arm? Whatever the reason, I’m really enjoying them.

By: IrishArtsCentre

IrishArtsCentre — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:31:05 +0000

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Ooh - gooseberries! Nice colors

By: sherqui

sherqui — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:29:48 +0000

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My grandad had a gooseberry bush at our old house @ home, it’s the only thing I miss about it since we sold it.

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:21:49 +0000

Ah, such fine-looking gooseberries… I was doing some cooking with the first gooseberries of the season just the other day (gooseberry curd, which I highly recommend). Luckily, I never had to climb over walls to get the berries as my Ma always had some in her garden.