To Keep Gooseberries

Ingredients

• Gooseberries
• Wide-mouthed bottles
• Corks
• Water
• Roach-alum (optional)

Directions

1. Gather gooseberries before they become too large, ensuring not to cut them off.

2. Fill wide-mouthed bottles with the gooseberries and place the corks loosely in.

3. Submerge the bottles in a boiler of water until the fruit looks scalded.

4. Remove the bottles and let them cool completely before corking tightly and sealing the tops with rosin.

5. Dig a trench in a less used part of the garden deep enough to hold the bottles, covering them with earth.

6. In winter, add fresh litter from the stable to prevent the ground from hardening.