Gooseberry Tart Recipe 2

Instructions

1. Pick off the tops and stalks of the gooseberries.
2. Put them into a pie-dish, pile them high in the centre, strew a little sugar over them, and add a tablespoon of water.
3. Line the edge of the dish with a good crust, put on the cover, and bake in a brisk oven.
4. Strew a little powdered sugar over before sending the tart to table.
5. A little cream or custard is a great improvement to this dish.
6. An ample allowance of sugar is required for gooseberries, especially when they are partially ripe.
7. The smell of gooseberry tart, we may observe, by the way, exactly resembles that of the true forget-me-not.
8. 2 1/2 pints of gooseberries will make a pie for four or five persons.
9. Time to bake, three-quarters of an hour.