Destemming Gooseberries?

I just picked a boatload of wild gooseberries and I remember from last year that it takes forever to de-stem them. I can handle pulling the green stems off but, the dead flower section on the other end, seems pretty time consuming.

So does anyone know how to de-stem Gooseberries? I feel like I've tried both soaking and freezing to no avail. Any knowledge on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I find that a good movie or good conversation works wonders for cleanning up gooseberries:) Once your fingers can just pluck off the stem and 'tail' without looking, and mindlessly, it is an easy task. I imagine that is why some make jelly instead of jam with them. I did can some with the tails one year...they weren't very popular.

Yeah I usually watch some Netflix while I de-stem. But I've heard that you can buy Gooseberries in a jar at some grocery stores? And assuming that they are de-stemmed, there must be a way to do it without plucking one Gooseberry at a time?

Nail clippers. They work great for destemming goose berries!

Depending on the use you are putting them to, try freezing them solid and then rubbing them with your hands or a towel. I do this with currants and the stem come off easily and cleanly.

William Hendershot wrote:Yeah I usually watch some Netflix while I de-stem. But I've heard that you can buy Gooseberries in a jar at some grocery stores? And assuming that they are de-stemmed, there must be a way to do it without plucking one Gooseberry at a time?

I think you could probably use something like a rotary grater, maybe 2 layers, to pluck the flower remains and the stalks off. I just use my fingernails. It gives me an excuse to listen to 'The chamber of secrets' in audiobook just now.
This is the first year in a while I've got to the berries before the birds stripped the bush