Gooseberry Rust?

**Flummery** · 13-06-2011, 07:20 PM

Don't think so (but I'm prepared to be corrected). Sometimes they show colouration according to weather conditions. If they taste fine, they ARE fine! Happy jamming!

**chris** · 13-06-2011, 08:13 PM

That'll do for me, thanks!

**Shadylane** · 13-06-2011, 10:51 PM

Ours look like this is you leave em long enough. No idea what is is but we still eat them.

**chris** · 14-06-2011, 06:40 AM

Thanks SL. Can't believe how sweet they are by themselves.. Never having eaten one before I was quite surprised

**Borisbump** · 16-06-2011, 04:40 PM

We have two gooseberry plants, one that the fruit is turning a blush colour and you can eat straight off the bush, the other makes your eyes water

I'm guessing the green ones I need to cook up with some sugar.

**Shadylane** · 16-06-2011, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by chrismarks View Post

Thanks SL. Can't believe how sweet they are by themselves.. Never having eaten one before I was quite surprised

Yeah, I was surprised the first time we tried em off the bush. Left them a while until they gave a bit when you squeezed and they were really sweet. Not quite there yet, though, still a bit face contortingly sour, though Himself likes em like that

**chris** · 17-06-2011, 07:26 AM

Made jam out of them, it's not as sweet as the fruit was by itself (thinking perhaps its the elderflower in it?) - it is sweet.. but it is tart! Almost like marmalade in texture. Nice though

Found out on another site it's what happens when a certain strain ripens - just as well as I'd scoffed a load

**Shadylane** · 17-06-2011, 08:32 AM

Ah right, that makes sense as ours got red specks on them when they were ripened.

**Flummery** · 17-06-2011, 12:51 PM

Some types go see-though. My hard green ones do when they're really ripe.

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