Summer fruit medley

I know I seem to be a one track currant fanatic at present but that is the way of a garden.  Suddenly there is a glut of something you have waited a whole year for!  Just wait until the courgettes take off.  The currants are more-or-less finished – certainly the commercial pick is finished but there are still currants to be had and ironically, now that the covers are off the birds are leaving them alone.

We have been enjoying a dessert that is really not worthy of a recipe but more an idea.

Poach black currants in a syrup of equal quantities of sugar and water.  Cook them at a rolling boil for about 6 or 7 minutes.  While they are still hot, but now off the heat, add about the same quantity of red currants.  When the fruit has cooled (so that you can hold the pot, but the fruit is still warm) add about the same quantity of strawberries, hulled and chopped.  Sweeten with icing sugar if it is a little tart for your taste.  Chill before serving with yoghurt, ice-cream, over cheesecake ……