Green Hops, Wet

Ingredients

• finest green gooseberries
• coarse sea salt
• cold water

Directions

1. Slit the gooseberries across down to the stem and remove the seeds.

2. Thread a needle with white thread, knot the end, and pass the needle through the stem of each gooseberry to form a string.

3. Place the string of gooseberries in a pan of cold water with a handful of coarse sea salt and let them soak overnight.

4. The next day, transfer them to a pan of fresh water and blanch until tender.

5. Drain the gooseberries and preserve them as you would green apricots.