THIS evening we had compote of gooseberries with elderflower after supper with a few friends — a simple dessert, just stewed gooseberries really, but it blew everyone away. THIS evening we had compote ...
I have great nostalgia attached to gooseberries. I grew up eating them fresh from the bushes, in pies and as jam. Gooseberry bushes seemed to be commonplace in most gardens even if the occupants were ...