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Gooseberry fool

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RockyMountainShy

RockyMountainShy Report 19 Jun 2020 20:01

Any one remember the amounts?

My Mum used to make it but It must of been in her head cause I can't find the recipe.
The ingredients were gooseberries, whipping cream and sugar. (I think)

Thanks

Researching:
Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 19 Jun 2020 20:02

Hi Shy, are you well. I have not the feintest but I just wanted to say hello

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 19 Jun 2020 20:17


500g/1lb 4oz Gooseberries
100g/3½oz Caster sugar
3 tbsp Elderflower cordial
200g/7oz Double cream
100ml/3½fl oz thick Greek-style yoghurt

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Sharron

Sharron Report 19 Jun 2020 20:34

If you've got plenty of gooseberries , can you bring me round some?

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 20 Jun 2020 01:02


Hi Shy, good to see you. Hope things aren't too difficult for you.

Enjoy the dessert

Lizxx

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Jun 2020 03:23

I have several old British cookbooks, and though the recipe would surely be in one of them


Can't find it!!

I found this online, which sounds like the recipe we used to make ........ nice and simple. It dates back to the 17th Century, so would have been too early for anything else to be added.

Nigel Slater's Classic Recipe

450g sharp cooking gooseberries
3-4 heaped tbsp sugar
300ml double cream

Top and tail 450g of sharp cooking gooseberries. Tip them in a pan with 3 or 4 heaped tbsp of sugar and one or two of water, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes until the fruit has burst. Cool then chill. Crush with a fork. Whip 300ml double cream till thick, but stop before it will stand in peaks. It should sit in soft folds. Fold in the gooseberries

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Jun 2020 11:32

From the internet:-

GOOSEBERRY FOOL

400g of gooseberries, topped and tailed
70g of caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp extra set aside
200ml of double cream
icing sugar, to serve
1 sprig of mint, to serve

Kath. x

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Jun 2020 18:12

In other words ..................

probably usually out of the cook's mind!!!

Just like most of those old recipes :-D :-D



OH used to say "lost a little bit more of my brain" every time he made trifle! :-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.