Black Currants

All of a sudden my black currants are ripe- they are starting to fall off the bushes and I have quite alot of them.  I started havesting them this morning and my daughter is picking now.I have invited people to have them, so maybe they will.  I'm trying the Scottish method which a customer told me about which is to cut the whole branches with the fruit and them pick them off while sitting comfortably.  they need to be pruned any way and this kills two birds with one stone.  Three really because they are growing out too far into the path and need wacking for that reason also