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Gooseberry pickle
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Ingredients
500
g/1 pint gooseberries
115
g/4oz demerara sugar
salt
the book doesn't specify quantities so I added 5g/⅕oz
570
ml/1 pint white wine vinegar
7
g/¼oz mustard seeds
85
g/3oz garlic
170
g/6oz raisins
7
g/¼oz
ground paprika
Instructions
Clean, top and tail the gooseberries and put them in a pan with the sugar, salt and half of the white wine vinegar
Stir over a gentle heat until the sugar dissolves, then bring to the boil and cook until the gooseberries are tender
In a large heatproof bowl, bruise the mustard seeds, chop & crush the garlic and mix both with the raisins and paprika
Pour the boiling gooseberries over the mixture and add the other half of the cold vinegar
Stir before decanting into sterilised
Kilner jars
Immediately screw down the jars and store for at least 6 months before use