We love our allotment. It is not the most productive of plots. Plenty of wasted space, weeds and lack of time but good intentions mean that we have a few harvest of different things, but mostly have to rely on Aldi. But there are some things that Aldi can't provide that an allotment can.
Number 1 - Strawberries. Warm from the sun, perfectly in season. No matter how hard they try Aldi cannot match that.
Number 2 - Gooseberries - I have never seen a gooseberry in Aldi.
We have 3 gooseberry bushes, but they aren't quite ready yet. Last year every single berry was eaten by birds between one day and the next, so this year we have covered them over. But there is an abandoned, completely overgrown allotment at the end of our row which has gooseberry bushes over hanging the path, and are an early season variety. Now, I wouldn't never advocate taking anything from anybody else's plot, but over hang from an abandoned plot is fair game as far as I am concerned. So today, after picking a solid punnet of strawberries from our patch, we wandered around to the abandoned plot to get some gooseberries. I only picked around 200g. There were loads, but not all of them were ready to pick. So what is a girl to do with such a quantity. Gooseberry fool!!!
Gooseberry fool is possibly the easiest dessert in the world. I stewed the gooseberries gently with about 70g of sugar, and a splash of water. Then, when completely cool, spoon into whipped cream, and chill for a bit. Serve on its own, or with some ginger biscuits. Delish. So simple, and quick and the main ingredient was completely free. Next time I make it, I may try to add some elderflowers to the gooseberry mixture too, but I didn't have time to hunt for any today!!!!
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