Cape Gooseberries

Cape Gooseberries from the Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town) as I remember are also very tart indeed...but made up as a jam with the sugar added - delicious!  Here are some interesting recipes I found on the net. 

http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/ Cape gooseberry cupcakes, there is a link to a PDF along the left! A very interesting web site indeed! See her profile http://www.blogger.com/profile/12616072198034545392   and her jam

http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/2011/02/cape-gooseberry-jam.html

Some more very interesting recipes:

http://inlovewithfood.blogspot.com/2009/02/cape-gooseberry-jam-easy-exotica.html

http://www.kendallfarms.com.au/Cape%20gooseberry.htm

http://thecookscottage.typepad.com/curry/2006/02/cape_gooseberry.html

http://hungrybruno.blogspot.com/2008/09/tarts-with-strawberry-tomatoes.html

http://chezus.com/2009/06/30/ground-cherry-clafoutis/#hcw

http://thehungerstruck.com/2010/05/21/gooseberry-galette/

http://honest-food.net/veggie-recipes/sweets-and-syrups/gooseberry-sorbet/

http://www.oldaussierecipes.com/jamsandconserves.htm

http://www.seedtosupper.com/tomatillos.html

I think the beautiful Cape Malay cooking used Cape Gooseberries (perhaps not, Mom thinks Gooseberries were used more by the Afrikaaner farmers.) But anyhow I cannot find a recipe online with Cape Malay links or any in my more modern recipe books…but something like the following recipe would be conducive to swapping the apricot jam for gooseberry jam http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/recipes/bo-kaap-cape-malay-kerrie-south-african-cape-malay-curry-ru289231.html

And this Cape Malay chutney (with a bit of sugar) I imagine would be conducive to adapting with Cape Gooseberries is my guess http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/recipes/cape-malay-mango-atjar-south-african-mango-chutney-ru289381.html

(These web sites explain the Cape Malay cultural background a bit http://capegooseberry.blogspot.com/2006/04/cape-malay-pickled-fish.html

http://www.tedbotha.com/articles/cape-spices.html )

Better get on with my garden and get some seeds planted so I can try these recipes!  YUMMY!