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Originally Posted by bazzaboy  I agree with you veg, I think they're pretty indestructible.
they never fail to give more fruit than I can pick (because picking IS a fairly painful exercise...
There's loads of recipes on the Net - I don't aspire to much beyond the 'umble crumble myself - but they're delicious. And what's even better they're EARLY... one of the first fruits (e.g. before red/white/blackcurrants). Those of a gourmet nature can make inspiring relishes to accompany fish or whatever. And wine of course, chutneys, jams etc etc. I always think the automatic association with "gooseberry fool" has done the gooseberry a mis-service, it's a dependable servant (but get it early!)
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LOL yes picking is fairly painful task with them thorns, part of the reason why I couldn't be bothered with gooseberries. However since clearing my back garden, access is much better now. I'm sure I'll never bring myself to kill the loyal, humble bushes as they provide berries for the birds. I think one of my bushes is a red variety called Rolanda, sweet enough to eat outright when they're very ripe.
I've tried the gooseberry fool, gooseberry pie, maybe I'll give gooseberry & apricot stuffing for chicken and gooseberry sauce for mackeral a try from my recipe collection. Think you can also make gooseberry ice-cream. I don't I think fancy chutney or jam as there are better fruits for this (for me personally). Okay for next year, I'll try to extract a harvest with a bit of TLC.