Free fruit! What will you do with your blackberries?

Question

Have harvested a good bucketful of blackberries and was stung and scratched continually.

I have them soaking in cold water - the 2nd rinse.

How do clean yours in preparation for jam and wine?

Answer 1

heres a site for blackberries diff recipes..http://whatscookingamerica.net/Fruit/Bla...

Blackberry Jelly

10 cups blackberries

1 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin

5 cups sugar

Wash, stem, drain, and crush berries. Drip through jelly bag or cheesecloth-lined sieve to equal 3 1/2 cups blackberry juice. Add dry pectin and sugar. Stirring to mix well. Stirring constantly, bring to a rolling boil and boil 1 minute (a rolling boil can not be stirred down). Remove jelly from heat.

Skim off bubbles. Ladle jelly into hot, sterilized containers, one at a time. Fill to within 1/8 inch of top if using self-sealing lids. Fill to within 1/2 inch of top is sealing with paraffin. Wipe rim of jar or glass with a clean damp cloth.

If using self-sealing lid, place hot lid on jar. Tighten s***w band firmly. Invert jar 30 seconds. Stand upright to cool. Or, process in a boiling-water bath, 5 minutes.

If sealing with paraffin, spoon a 1/8-inch layer of melted paraffin over jelly, covering completely. Cool 5 to 10 minutes until paraffin hardens. Place another spoonful of melted paraffin top. Till and turn container so paraffin runs 1/4 inch of more up side. Cool 24 hours. Cover with lid or foil.

Yields 5 to 6 (6-ounce) jars.

heres 1 with wine...

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/blackbr...

Answer 2

now blend them  put 2 pounds in sealable  container with  one pound sugar and three tablespoons brandy then full litre vodka leave for month strain  seive and enjoy in shot glasses

Answer 3

Id make a nice blackberry crumble!

Answer 4

I have been picking blackberries for many years. I don't soak them as they then become soggy. She (or he) who eats the most blackberry jam or apple and blackberry pie eats the most bugs. (extra protein)