Cape Gooseberries

sclarke624 · « **on:** April 05, 2007, 20:35 »

Silly question are Cape gooseberries the same thing as gooseberries which are the green hairy things you used to get in cans of fruit cocktail?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:47 »

No their different, take a look at this http://www.allotment-garden.org/greenhouse/seeds/cape-gooseberry.php

sclarke624 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:51 »

they sound interesting then cos I can't stand gooseberries.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:55 »

Me neither, orrible berries and then orrible thorns to stop you eating the orrible berries, which you didn't want to eat in the first place

WG. · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:59 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

Me neither, orrible berries and then orrible thorns to stop you eating the orrible berries, which you didn't want to eat in the first place

You've obviously never tasted home-made gooseberry jam! Reminds me, it goes great with smoked mackeral

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2007, 21:04 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Quote from: "richyrich7"
Me neither, orrible berries and then orrible thorns to stop you eating the orrible berries, which you didn't want to eat in the first place
You've obviously never tasted home-made gooseberry jam! Reminds me, it goes great with smoked mackeral

No thanks mate can't abide them. Goosberries that is, love smoked mackeral can't remember the last time I had it, must remember to go to the fish market in town soon.

WG. · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2007, 21:20 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

love smoked mackeral can't remember the last time I had it, must remember to go to the fish market in town soon.

V. Good with horseradish relish too !

richyrich7 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2007, 21:25 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Quote from: "richyrich7"
love smoked mackeral can't remember the last time I had it, must remember to go to the fish market in town soon.

V. Good with horseradish relish too !

Never tried horseradish bit hot isnt it ? don't like hot much, no curries etc in our house

Must remember to ask Shaun for a cutting NOT

sclarke624 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2007, 21:52 »

Ha! me neither can't stand curry, celery, peanuts, coconut, yoghurt, pears, kiwi fruit, melon, grapes, all the things most people love. Must confess though love horseradish.

agapanthus · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2007, 22:51 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Quote from: "richyrich7"
Me neither, orrible berries and then orrible thorns to stop you eating the orrible berries, which you didn't want to eat in the first place
You've obviously never tasted home-made gooseberry jam! Reminds me, it goes great with smoked mackeral

mmmm.....YUM!!

king cauli · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2007, 23:16 »

he,he shaun thought they were gooseberries too

they are a type of physalis,tasty little berries inside the lantern,grow well on out plot and are great if you wanna save the seed for next season

crowndale · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2007, 07:49 »

Are they the kind of thing you can grow in the north of england? they sound interesting but have never tried them before (to eat or grow). And goosegogs don't need to be either green or thorny. I have just planted goosegog Pax bush which have no thorns (or very few) and are purple. yum.

Mind you I'm with the comment of celery, yeuch! If there was ever a more pointless vegetable on the earth! Then again I have tasted durian, admittedly a fruit not a vege, now THERE's a truly pointless 'edible' thing. Blech! :shock:

WG. · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2007, 08:03 »

Quote from: "crowndale"

Then again I have tasted durian, admittedly a fruit not a vege, now THERE's a truly pointless 'edible' thing. Blech! :shock:

Ah yes, durian. If you are into slurping a slimy mess which smells more-than-a-bit like a fouled nappy, then durian is just the thing for you.

lentil987 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2007, 08:47 »

I got some growing at the moment - trying them for the first time. Have got tiny little seedlings at the moment but I am hoping they will do ok.
I love them when I buy them in the shops but they are quite expensive so fingers crossed I can get these going.

I am planning to grow them in the greenhouse. Does anyone grow them outside? (I live in Milton Keynes)

crowndale · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2007, 14:38 »

I hope Lentil that you are talking about cape goosegos and not durian?! :shock:

The one an only time I came close to eating durian I was pregnant with no. 1 son and had not long flown into hong kong to visit relatives. I was left home one day because I was feeling ill after the flight (22 hours long haul while preggers is not to be recommneded). I got a bit peckish and opened a tub of of what looked like cooked chicken but when opened knocked me back with a smell so appalling that I assumed the chicken had gone off (MIL is prone to keeping food well past its use by date!). I threw the contents in the bin. MIL was horrified that I would do such a thing with her favourite fruit!

yuck, yuck and again yuck, the memory is still as fresh today as it was 20 years ago!

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