NOTES ON BERRIES

STRAWBERRIES IF YOU COULD BOTTLE ‘THE PERFECT DAY’ IT WOULD TASTE LIKE A STRAWBERRY: SWEET, NOSTALGIA-INDUCING, AROMATIC.NO TOPPINGS REQUIRED. BLACKBERRIES HEDGEROWS BURSTING WITH FAT, JUICY BRAMBLES ARE THE SILVER LINING OF A SOGGY SUMMER. IF YOU REACH YOUR LIMIT OF CRUMBLES, TRY BLACKBERRY VODKA OR VINEGAR. REDCURRANTS THESE GLASSY JEWELS CAN MAKE MORE THAN JUST JELLY. BRUSH WITH EGG WHITE AND ROLL IN SUGAR TO MAKE A SPRINKLE FOR A PAVLOVA. PINEBERRIES NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA, THESE WHITE-FLESHED, RED-SEEDED STRAWBERRIES -IN-REVERSE HAVE BEEN REVIVED BY DUTCH PLANT BREEDERS. BLUEBERRIES AMERICA ’S ANTIOXIDANT -RICH SUPER-FRUITS LOVE BRITAIN’S COLD CLIMATE. FILL THE FREEZER WITH THEM FOR BREAKFAST PANCAKES ALL YEAR ROUND. RASPBERRIES NORTHERN LOVELIES WITH A TANG IN THE TAIL. LAYER WITH CREAM, WHISKY, HONEY AND TOASTED OATS TO MAKE A CLASSIC SCOTTISH PUD WORTH WAITING FOR. Just to confuse matters, I taste like…