A garden is an important part of a good food plan, a plan to ensure that you will always have food regardless of what the market and economy are doing. But vegetable gardens are subject to the whims of nature. Over the years, too much or too little rain, early frosts, grasshopper infestations and an…
After several tests, I think this is the best recipe for gooseberry pie. It will also work well for pretty much all berries: blackberries, blueberries, June berries and even tart cherries. Ingredients: 1 9” inch double piecrust 3 C gooseberries 2 C sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg ½ tsp almond flavoring (optional*) 3…
We love our gooseberries! A continuation of our Gooseberry Adventure: We’ve picked the last of our Gooseberries and we got a lot more than I’d originally thought we would. Out of our four Gooseberry bushes we got three batches of jam and four pies. For the finishing touch: this week we made Gooseberry Ice Cream.…
This is our first year harvesting gooseberries and are they ever yummy! We planted them three years go. Last year it looked like we were going to have a good crop. But I didn’t keep a close eye on them ripening and the next thing I knew the birds and rabbits had eaten almost all of…