Wecker's Strawberry/Gooseberry Torte

[jillwheezul]

I want to make this right now!

Ein Dort von Erdbeern/Kreusel oder Strichbeerlein/ wie sie genennet werdern

Nimb Eyer / das Gelb allein / oder alles miteinander / wie du wilt / klopff unnd schlag sie wol / dann nimb ein guten dicken Milchrahm / der süss / rühr so viel darein als der Eyer / wol mit Rosenwasser / wan du wilt / stoß Mandeln was recht ist

Comments

[femkederoas]

Gooseberries typically are green or red (though some are kind of in between.) Does that help at all? Currants are red or white (though the white are more an amber color).

[jillwheezul]

It seems to me that green gooseberries (the only kind I have had) get a little towards the yellowish end when they are really ripe so that is what I imagined. Perhaps the difference is between the red and green varieties?

[femkederoas]

Likely. What I call "green" varieties can range anywhere from yellow, through green, to white when ripe.

Wiki has some decent pictures, if you'd like to see red ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry

[femkederoas]

Maybe. They are of the same genus, for all intents. But, while the bushes look fairly similar, the berries are pretty darned distinctive.

Green gooseberries, red gooseberries, red currants, black currants:

[hsifeng]

Must add this to the 'when the gooseberries are ripe' list!

Strichbeere

[anjabeth]

Could it be "Cowberry"? also known as Lingonberry. Could that be why she says to use more sugar for them?