It’s official. Picking gooseberries is an extreme sport requiring specialist training, clothing and equipment. The only salvation to my wounding experience was that the leaves on the bushes had been completely stripped by sawflys who had been feeding their insatiable appetites quite contentedly while we were away on holiday. Consequently, both the fruit and thorns were more visible than usual. Despite that, the extent of injuries sustained appeared to be rather excessive for a mere 4lb of fruit. It’s to be hoped that the jam, which was made yesterday, is sufficiently delicious to dull the pain by way of compensation!
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