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Published 2012
This is constructed in the same way as Summer Pudding, a basin lined with sliced bread and filled with fruit. But instead of a deep red berry fruit dessert, the gooseberries make an interesting pale version, which is enlivened with a garnish of herbs, flowers and decorative edible leaves.
Top and tail the gooseberries and place them in a saucepan with the water. Rinse and shake the elderflowers, add them to the fruit and cook until the gooseberries are soft. Sweeten to taste. Place a sieve over a bowl and spoon in the gooseberries. Remove the crust from the bread and cut into wedges to fit a pudding basin, also cutting a circle for the base. Dip the bread slices into the goosebe