A fruit picker in a field full of strawberriesPicture: PA Flaming June, and in a normal year Scottish and UK berries would be flowing into the shops. It’s the month when we start thinking about making Summer Pudding: thin bread soaking up a crush of raspberries, strawberries, redcurrants, and if you’re me, blackcurrants, the purple fruit that to my mind gives a punchy edge to the sweet, fruity mass.
As June goes on, under normal circumstances we’d expect the price of berries to go down, and availability go up, putting us in mind to make jam with the seasonal abundance. […]
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