Subj : Re: verry berry
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jul 15 2025 05:37:43

-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 BC> The wild goosberries around here taste good but have a spiky/spiny
 BC> skin. So I split them open and suck the innards out.

 DD> We may be talking about two different fruits. Here's a link to the Wiki
 DD> about "my" gooseberries with a good photo. I've never seen a spiky skin
 DD> gooseberry. Mine are green globes with a smooth skin. Althogh the bottom
 DD> of the berry may have a tiny spike.
 DD>
 DD> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry
 DD>
 DD> I wonder what else your berries are called.

 BC> Sierra gooseberry.  See 2nd photo here:

 BC> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_roezlii

 BC> They are both gooseberries, just different varieties.

And yours are red. But that makes today a good day. I've learned something
new. I mark any day I learn something new as a good day.

 BC> includes "glucose syrup."  I am curious how "glucose syrup" is actually
 BC> made.  I figure it's the European equivalent of "corn syrup," which is
 BC> industrial conversion of raw starch to sugar.

 DD> Now you're got a project for a rainy day when you can't go berry picking
 DD> or mushroom hunting inthe timber. Use your search engine to chase down
 DD> the answers.  Bv)=

 BC> Aunti Wikipoodia tells me i was right:

 BC> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_syrup

 BC> Glucose syrup... is a syrup made from the hydrolysis of starch.
 BC> Maize (corn) is commonly used as the source of the starch in the US,
 BC> in which case the syrup is called "corn syrup", but glucose syrup is
 BC> also made from potatoes and wheat...

Double up on the good day. As long as we leave the high fructose out of 
the corn syrup.

 DD>       Title: Old Fashion Blackberry Cobbler

 BC> I ate my first blackberries of the season the day before yesterday.
 BC> The Him-ow-ayas blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) is an invasive species.
 BC> It grows all over the place here.  Near a water source the briars
 BC> produce big, fat berries.

 BC> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 BC>       Title: Blackberry Sage Iced Tea
 BC>  Categories: Drinks
 BC>       Yield: 4 Servings

Then we have razzleberries....

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Raspberry Chicken
 Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Booze, Vegetables, Citrus
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      3 lb Chicken thighs; boned,
           - skinned if you like
     18 oz Raspberry puree
      6 oz Brandy
      3 ts Fresh squeezed lemon juice
      6 ds Nutmeg
      6 oz White vinegar
      3 ts Shallots
      6 oz Dairy sour cream; opt
 
  Brown chicken on both sides until 3/4 of the way
  done. Remove chicken from the pan and deglaze with
  brandy. Add the remaining ingredients and reduce by
  1/2. Add the chicken and continue to cook quickly
  until done
  
  Recipe by: Christin Stuart
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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