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I had considered that, and if that is the case I will give the ungrateful buggers away

If you preserve in oil, you still need to use something slightly acidic, I usually use balsamic vinegar

I wonder if the heat was to blame for that, they never really ripened properly, we went from boiling hot to cold. I had two disasters, I over cooked the jam so it was stiff and pippy and put some in the oven to cook for a crumble and ended up at my gate talking to a neighbour and when I rushed in, i...

I picked them all off the bushes as the blackbirds were starting to eat the red ones, they were all just under ripe, they never actually ripened fully. I will make a crumble and see what happens. Thanks Flo

I used to eat the gooseberries in my Nanny and Granddads garden and I remember liking them. Last year, I decided to plant my own bushes and got some red and yellow hinnonmaki. They grew really well, not as ripe sweet as they could have been but my fruit hasn't done well up here this year. I made som...

Aw thanks GA, nice to be back

That is the most exciting thing I have seen this week. Might have a go myself. I seem to have been able to log in this time, I got a notification too, so if this keeps up, I will be in more often

So what happened next, something must have happened next

Sounds more like bruising from being badly handled

You're very welcome

40mm of rain expected to drop tomorrow in parts, send a large bucket Weedo, we'll see what can be done

It could be a Discovery, they don't keep, mature about late July to Early August usually in my garden, very prolific little tree

I use fennel seed for micro salads, not that I eat it because I hate anything that tastes of aniseed, liquorice or celery. The only use I have for fennel seed is in some curries.

Yuk

Hi and welcome, a big wave from County Leitrim