Sunday 9th June
The blackcurrants in the soft fruit bed are almost ripe, green turning pinkish, then darkening to a deep purple-black. I realise I still have a kilo and a half in the freezer from last year’s harvest, so I pour them into bowls and scatter over some jam sugar. As the currants defrost the sugar turns a beautiful cerise pink, slowly liquify…
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