Red currants

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What else can I do with them apart from make red currant jelly?

My plant is huge now and over the years I've just let the birds eat them which I don't mind because I'm clueless as what to do with them?

Any ideas or just keep leaving them for the birds?

Oh dear nobody?

Clearly it is a leave them for the birds thing then isn't it.

redcurrant vodka

I too have a massive plant a found a some recipes tonight in an old good food magazine there was redcurrant and raspberry pavlova and a redcurrant and raspberry cobbler there were others to as I was looking at what is in season section. Will try and post tomorrow if you want. I am going to pick mine tomorrow as they look ready now.

this may help both of us, just googled redcurrant recipes www.yummly.com/recipes/raspberry-red-currant

Redcurrant and orange jam is delicious. You can freeze them until you decide what to do with them so don't them go to the birds.

Mix with other summer fruits in a Summer Pudding.

Wow thank you Julie81

I like the idea of red currant vodka however I do not own a distillery

you don't need one. Just a bottle of vodka, some sugar and some redcurrants

Put them in a pie or crumble with some other summer fruits or apples. Very yummy. I'm right in the middle of making a batch of jelly with mine right now it is tasting delicious.

The other thing you can do with them is dry them and then add them to fruit cakes. I expect a quick google would give you instructions for how to go about it.

Thank you for all the responses great ideas

They go well in Summer pudding, mixed with other soft fruit.

I feel your pain OP, we always have loads too, even after the birds have been at them, and the freezer's already crammed with last year's crop as well as the blackcurrant glut