What to do with a 1/2 tonne of blackcurrants?

[billpierce]

get the rumtopf jar going..mmmmm

 

the first thing that came to mind also....get all yer seasonal berries in over coming months and have a belter of a new year.....

[StephF]

I only ever get 3-4 carrier bags of berries, so not sure what I'd do with 500kilos!.

Got an easy recipe for cordial, tastes just like Ribena and needs no cooking, uses a lot of berries up in one go. Crush the berries, strain juice, add sugar and disolve then stand bottles in pan of water and heat to 70 deg to pasturise. Keeps well, but uses a lot of sugar- have quantities if you want them..

Also I have good/easy recipe for Cassis (Vodka), but vodka is expensive, although you could sell the Cassis? it is delicious.

Making jam and selling it?

[bobh]

I only ever get 3-4 carrier bags of berries, so not sure what I'd do with 500kilos!.

Got an easy recipe for cordial, tastes just like Ribena and needs no cooking, uses a lot of berries up in one go. Crush the berries, strain juice, add sugar and disolve then stand bottles in pan of water and heat to 70 deg to pasturise. Keeps well, but uses a lot of sugar- have quantities if you want them..

Also I have good/easy recipe for Cassis (Vodka), but vodka is expensive, although you could sell the Cassis? it is delicious.

Making jam and selling it?

 

Would be great if you could put up the quantities, we've got a glut coming as well.

BTW if you've got a plan for courgette as well that would be great 😁

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

Would be great if you could put up the quantities, we've got a glut coming as well.

BTW if you've got a plan for courgette as well that would be great 😁

 

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If you like, I could get you my mum's recipe for courgette and carrot soup which freezes really well.

[difflock]

I reckon with bagging the currents in sandbags (yes, seriously!) and I bagged up about 100kg tonight of already frozen ones, these sandbags fit beautifully from front to back in the chest freezer, 5 rows by 6 deep =30 by 10kg =300kg plus about another 30 or 40kg above the compressor housing.

Should make a hole in the supply for a week or so, if the bloody torrential rain stops.

Then might need to consider buying another 21 cube foot chest freezer.

Plus I ate about 500 grammes of absolutly perfectly ripe 10mm to 15mm perfect specimens, in a bowl of greek style yoghurt.

Topped by rich dark sugar.

yum yum

[Peasgood]

Why do you grow so many if you don't know what to do with them?

 

I grow even more than you, but I do my best to sell them. (it's my job)

[difflock]

Hmmm, a good question, the wife started gardening about 5 year ago, and got carried away planting blackcurrent slips/cuttings, with about a 99% success rate, they seem to love our conditions,(acidic soil) and be immune to diseases and pests.

Unlike the Whitecurrents/redcurrents(birds love them, and will need a fruit cage next year, and btw the Lidl whitecurrent plants are very good ) and Gooseberries(sawfly saw to them)

And I hate to waste anything/see owt go to waste.

but a good question nonetheless:lol:

cheers

m

[Peasgood]

Well, I can sympathise with that one. My missus has decided we need to grow enough hanging basket tomato plants to reforest all of the Amazon area even though we do only have 3 baskets to put them in. Enough aloe vera plants to treat the casualties of a medium size nuclear explosion and has now moved on to mass curry plant propagation.

 

As for gooseberries, I would guess we have picked and sold about 5 tons so far this year.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Sand bags?? Surely not the hessian (army) style?? Don't they taint the fruit with what ever it is they are treated with?

 

I'm done with gooseberries.... Finished, no more, bloody sawfly! Despite my picking the cats off as quick as I could and keeping the bushes 'open', they're decimated!

 

Strawberries, raspberries & blue berries have been 'ansome! It's the first thing my little one does when she gets home from nursery, it's an absolute delight to hear her squeal as she finds them.

[difflock]

Nope, am not THAT silly, the cheapo white Polypropleyne ones.

Which are used for fresh veg in different bag formats as far as I am aware.

I got most of the sand washed out first btw.

m