Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Big fat juicy gooseberries
When I was a kid my ma used to buy big fat juicy gooseberries from the greengrocer's. You'd bite the end off and suck out the sweet insides. Yummy! I don't see them any more. Does anyone know where I can get any?
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Permalink Reply by 0wk83vtksli36 on
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Hello Maddie, I also remember gooseberries from my childhood, where we used to pinch them in my dads garden and then have stomach ache afterwards.
I have been living in France for about 40 years and never seen gooseberries here but IKEA
in France sells gooseberry jam.
Thanks for the freezing tips.
Dianne Le Goff.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Growbag on
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= extortionate. Particularly as for an extra quid you can buy an entire bare-rooted bush...
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Permalink Reply by Kit on
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A local sighting!!!
Tiny punnets of big fat juicy ones - red and green - at Broadway Fruiterers, the greengrocer next to the fishmongers in CrushEnd. At £1.99 a pop. Which works out at 12p per goosegog.
Ouch.
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Sucker, me. So sadly, no. Sixteen red goosegogs: one down, and fifteen to go.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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My mother used to call them "goosegogs" too - I thought it was just one of those silly family words but apparently it's in common usage...
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Permalink Reply by Lesley Ramm on
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Mine too - and i thought the same. How unoriginal were our families!
Glad to hear there are sightings of the g-berry locally. -
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Permalink Reply by Julie - WPRNW on
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parkside farm were selling them a week ago.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Wow, this has generate 4 pages of discussions.... All over a gooseberry. I saw Hugh's post of PYOs and his comment about them all being out of London (sadly farms are usually located outside dense urban areas :-) ).
I went to this one today-http://www.parksidefarmpyo.co.uk/. Up Enfield way. I had a great time with my little girl picking all sorts, ready for a jam fest tomorrow. I believe they has gooseberries on offer too. (I got courgettes, spinach, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries). It is only 30 mins ride away and near Trent Park & Fortie Hall for those of you who might want to make a day of it.
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