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Post by Chris on Jul 6, 2005 23:53:13 GMT
My raspberry canes have started cropping this week. There's nothing quite like fruit picked and on the plate inside 10 minutes. I ate the first as I always do with a very large 'dollop' of cream. Yum!
Has anyone got any favourite recipes for raspberries?
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Post by Lesley on Jul 6, 2005 23:58:40 GMT
chris, you must have a lot of room in your yard! we had blackberry bushes here (when we first moved in), but the fools planted them too close to the house - i lost my temper (as usual) and pulled them all out that first fall. however, they were of course wonderful to eat. raspberries are even better. you probably already know how to freeze them? on a tray first? i had to freeze them as there was quite a lot. the berries here are loved best in jam. must be the sugar!
lesley
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Post by Ann on Jul 7, 2005 0:03:13 GMT
I grow raspberries in a large pot in my front patio, so I never get huge quantities, but this year looks like being my best crop ever. I puree them as I'm not keen on all the pips and the puree freezes extremely well, so I can make them last. It's wonderful poured over the top of a rice pudding, or spread on pancakes and then topped with whipped cream or poured over cheesecake. I also make icecream with it, or pour it over vanilla icecream.
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Post by Lesley on Jul 7, 2005 0:09:51 GMT
ann you are a great help! thank you. i was sitting here wasting time on the computer (not the catsup board of course - never a waste) and not getting upstairs - couldn't think of anything for dinner. however, all this talk of berries - we have fresh blueberries here (in season) how the kids will love having blueberry pancakes! and too bad if they don't!
it is much too hot and humid to cook today.
thanks for the idea.
lesley
p.s. ann reading your post... are desserts your favourite?
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Post by Ann on Jul 7, 2005 0:32:46 GMT
Lesley,
No they're not especially my favourites, but I do like raspberry puree, so I suppose I just have a number of ways of making use of it!
Funnily enough, Jen and I were just talking about picking bilberries (similar to blueberries, but much smaller and low growing) this afternoon. There's a hill full of them about a 40 minute drive from here and whenever we have a good summer I try to get there to pick them. Bilberries freeze well too. I like them in tarts (pies) and if I really want to stretch them out, I put them, still frozen, in cake mix and make small buns which are like mini muffins.
(We've had solid rain here the entire day!)
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Post by Lesley on Jul 7, 2005 16:06:21 GMT
bilberries - i remember last year we disscussed this. blueberries are popular here - i forgot they are a north american thing! well - the kids loved the pancakes. fresh fruit is always the best.
craving raspberries though.
lesley
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Post by Daisy on Jul 7, 2005 19:10:05 GMT
I'm sorry Chris, but anything you do with raspberries other than eat them fresh from the canes is a no no as far as I'm concerned. They are the best fruit in the world, fresh, unadorned by anything at all.
I would love to be able to grow raspberries not that anybody would get any if I saw them first. I just adore them to bits. I know what you mean about the pips Ann because I have some bridge work which traps them beautifully, so there's me with some raspberries and some dental floss beside me - heaven.
Marion
Possibly the world's no 1 raspberry fan.
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Post by Maria on Jul 7, 2005 22:32:53 GMT
I have to agree with Daisy. Raspberries are my joint favourite (with Kentish cherries). Unfortunately, I don't have my own home grown version, but my local farm shop sells them fresh or you can pick your own. Heavenly!
I used to do fruit picking when I was a schoolgirl as a way of earning a little extra holiday money. I'm afraid more raspberries went into my mouth instead of the punnet, seriously damaging my earning potential.
Maria
PS How to avoid the pips: let the raspberry melt on the roof of your mouth and it bypasses the teeth. It also tastes better that way. Trust me.
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Post by Ann on Jul 7, 2005 23:25:44 GMT
PS How to avoid the pips: let the raspberry melt on the roof of your mouth and it bypasses the teeth. It also tastes better that way. Trust me. But how do I get past the feel of them?! |
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Post by Chris on Jul 8, 2005 0:13:55 GMT
Lesley, my raspberries grow in a little strip of ground behind my greenhouse, about half a metre wide by two metres long. It's where I used to tip all my old potting compost. Then my great-aunt gave me two canes to plant. They grow magnificently every year, all I do is water them and I get beautiful berries for dessert all the way through July. Ann Why have I never thought of puree before  Marion Snap to the bridge work, but for the sake of raspberries I don't mind the floss and toothpicks. ;D |
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Post by Edda on Jul 8, 2005 14:53:15 GMT
Sounds yummy!
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Post by Lesley on Jul 8, 2005 16:29:08 GMT
chris, in my fury over the blackberries - i had forgotton my sister had a patch of raspberries about the same size as yours. i was living with her for first year university. i must have blocked out living with her; we are only 3 years apart we fight like crazy- the point - is we picked the raspberries to go in our vodka/raspberry juice drinks - frozen berries worked well with icecubes.
lesley
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Post by Chris on Jul 8, 2005 23:06:01 GMT
That sounds like a good idea Lesley. ;D
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Post by Lesley on Jul 9, 2005 3:02:07 GMT
That sounds like a good idea Lesley. ;D chris, they were! we added a sprig of mint if we were feeling fancy. lesley she also has grapes growing in the yard - we tried making 'juice' but ended up with a lot of curious wasps. |
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Post by Xinzerella on Jul 9, 2005 21:52:18 GMT
I would like to grow some sweetcorn, after seeing a field of them on TV the other day. Imagine... "sorry folks, I can't sit here chatting all day, I've got to go out and harvest the corn." I want to do it!
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