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i have a whole lot off fruit and stuff  :-[
goosberrys, apples, plums, rassberrys, pears, blackberrys,black and red currents and  strawberrys. :o
i will have so much fruit i dont realy no what to do with
please will you all help ::)
i am after most is the recipe for summer pudding as that is nice
so once again HELP ;D

Have a jamming session ;D Rhubarb and strawb is my favourite- make some of that :P

Here is Delias summer pudding - I have made it using whatever fruits I had to hand, and lurve it!

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/r_0000001225.asp

When the fruit starts coming, I make jam, icecream, sorbets, pies/puddings/cakes, chutneys and sauces and I freeze lots to use in the winter in puddings.  Also of course, the sloes, damsons and plums make great gin!  :P

I have never bottled fruit, but mum does strawbs and altho they shrink in the bottle, they are devine!

EJ that stuff sounds delish :P

I freeze loads of our fruit: rhubarb, gooseberries, all the currants, rasps, blackberries. In fact I still have goosegogs & blackberries from last year. I make loads of different recipes from the fruit but one of the easiest things to do I find is to make what I think is called a compote in posh circles which I serve on ice cream either hot or cold. It is basically like the filling for summer pudding but I use whatever is to hand. By the way, try autumn pudding based on plums, apples & blackberries. If I have loads of strawbs & they get a bit bashed I whizz them up with a bit of sugar & use that as a sauce (& freeze it). Hope this of some help.

thanks all i can not wait mmmmmmmm fruit
am on way to lottie for some fun and to wind down
later ;D

I'm very envious of yous all with your fruit on your lotties.  I don't have anything but one guzgog someone gave me today - just a twig so I've put it in a bucket of water til I get round to planting it.  I think I have a bramble in the hedge as well.  So no summer pud for me yet  :(

Don't despair Wardy!  Don't forget, as well as gooseberry fool you can puree and make a great sauce to go with fish, like Mackerel!   :D

I made Delias summer pudding yesterday using raspberries, blackberries and blackcurrents from freezer. Delicious, OH loves this !

when do you no that goosgobs are ready
???

When you bite into them and they dont' absorb every inch of moisture from your body and give your teeth little fur coats!

nice EJ will stick one in my mouth and sea
mmmmmmmmmmmmm goosgobs