There's another 6 bushes to pick!
Blackcurrants are lovely - I love the smell of the leaves too - but a little goes a long way. I make jelly and puree and just freeze the currants for use during the winter months. The puree freezes well and is great poured over vanilla ice-cream or cereal and yoghurt for breakfast. Other blackcurrant recipes:
- Ice-cream - using the puree
- Crumble - best added to apple or pears to reduce the intensity of the flavour
- Summer pudding. I've only made this once or twice. You can use all kinds of summer berries and fruit. My Mum says her landlady (when she was a student teacher back in 1930s!) used to make it just with blackcurrants and served with Devonshire clotted cream. Mmm!
- Fruit pudding - sponge topping over a mix of red and black currants
- Blackcurrant muffins - use currants in place of blueberries
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