Gooseberry

This article is about the plant species Ribes uva-crispa, a berry bush commonly referred to as Gooseberry. The fruit are usually green, but different cultivars produce a range of yellow, red or white fruit.

Harvest

In the wild, gooseberries can be found scattered in woods and hedgerows in most of Europe.^[1] Wild gooseberries fruit from early July onwards.^[1]

Uses

Gooseberries can be bottled, pickled and served cooked with food.

• Gooseberry Pie.
• Gooseberry Fool, a traditional English desert.

See also

• Berries
• Household Cyclopedia, Wines and Ciders (1881)

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