Aren’t they beautiful?
They are earlier than the last few years, I may be able to pick in late May. While winter was cold and snowy (which currants like), the ground was protected from extreme cold by the blanket of snow – something we don’t have very often in Virginia. So the ground may actually have been a little warmer thanks to the snow cover. And of course, April was warm. So… ripe currants soon!
Soon I’ll be making The Easiest Jelly In The World again. Oh, we’ll be eating them with a sprinkling of sugar and other berries too, a very refreshing little fruit salad, but red currant jelly is an absolute favorite here. I also freeze ripe berries to throw a handful when making jams with low pectin fruit later in the summer (red to go with cherries and strawberries; white currants for peaches and apricots).
Anybody growing currants out there? what do you make with them?
I have them but I have only two bushes. These little red berries only end up atop salads or dessert for the shortest time ever!
Oh, yes, beautiful indeed !
Here comes this time of the year when I’ll dream in front of all the bounty from your garden…
tout cela a l’air bon. Tu as vraiment la main verte
Marielou – j’aime les groseilles…
Thanks Vanille – and I so often admire your gorgeous photos of New Zealand!
El – I started with only 3 bushes and propagated so I now have 16 plants. Very easy to propagate from hard wood cuttings in teh spring. If you like currants, you may want to try sticking a few cuttings in a pot filled with light soil (and water occasionally). It’s that easy