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[nafex] Re: Black Currants
I just mash them up some and cook them over low heat and add sugar to
taste, about equal in volume to the berries. But, if you want the
flavor that the British are used to and love, with, without, or
partially made with the raw flavor, you might ask a Brit how long to
cook them as the strong flavor seems to dissipate with longer
cooking. (Whatever you do, don't suggest that the raw flavor smells
of cat urine, they take that 'rahtha pe_sonally'.)
--- In nafex@y..., Ginda Fisher <ginda@c...> wrote:
> As some of you might recall, I dug up my one Consort Black Currant
last
> fall, and replaced it with a Crandall. I didn't have the heart to
throw
> it away, so I planted it in the woods, in light shade, with rich but
> quite shallow soil. (Granite below.)
>
> Imagine my surprise to see that not only did it take quite well, it
> flowered, and even ripened a (small) crop! After I ripped off most
of
> its roots and put it in the shade!! The darn thing is nearly as
large
> as last fall.
>
> So, y'all told me that these currants taste much better cooked. I'd
> like to taste it. Is there any practical way to cook up my two
> tablespoons of currants to try them out? Maybe microwave them in a
> small dish with a sprinkling of water? Who knows, maybe I'll want
to
> move it back into the sun. (Even if not, it's quite pretty where it
> is.)
>
> Thanks,
> Ginda Fisher
> zone 6, Eastern Mass.
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