I've Just....

[carrust]

....come back off my allotment having picked over a bucket full of goosegogs...I wish I'd planted a thorn-less variety....my hands are ripped to bits:-(

[frugalfred]

Did you find anything under the gooseberry bush?

[tonyav]

I'll all be worth it when you sink your choppers into those lovely goosegogs, carrust, hope they ain't sour.

[Psybbo]

What are goosegogs?

[tonyav]

Gooseberry's Psybbo.

[carrust]

Just had goosegog crumble & ice cream.....yum
I found a pair of my old glasses fred.....with 1 lens missing:-(

[frugalfred]

"Goosegog" is certainly widely used in the Cotswolds - maybe it's dialect?

[Chipchopper]

You must have felt a bit of a pri..........O'h no I'm not falling for that one ;-)

[frugalfred]

You see, carrust, my Mother (RIP) told me that I was found under a goosegog bush! Some sex education!

[carrust]

Goosegog's also used in Yorkshire

[tonyav]

We have always called them goosegogs in the West Mids as well, fred.

[julia-mag]

Ooooh luvverly, I found some in a little private greengrocers a week ago, absolutely ripe and I ate almost all that I bought before I got home! That took me back a good many years, when we grew the large red and large green dessert ones. I could stand all the prickles. Are you jam making?

[Tilly2]

I have a Goosegog bush. How do you know when they're ready to pick?

[tonyav]

When there nice and juicy, Yilly. Or taste one first.

[carrust]

Errrr...taste them tilly

[frugalfred]

My nuts are very poor this year - not enough pollination in the Spring.

[humbersloop]

we all have our crosses to bear fred

any going spare carrust - I'll have 'em

[carrust]

Also had a right load of black currants, red currants & white currants as well. :-) Great year for soft fruit:-)))))

[carrust]

I might chuck a few your way sloopy....most of them will be made into jam & jelly.

[humbersloop]

very poor here carr, my plum tree's never had a look in

[tonyav]

My nuts are very poor this year


Fred, you have my sympathy. !