Jam or jelly recipe using oregon grape plant needed

Question

Jam or jelly recipe using oregon grape plant needed

Answer 1

Title: Barberry Jelly (Also Known as Oregon Grape)

Yield: 3 Pints

Ingredients

      4 c  barberries; crushed

      2    oranges; chopped

      2 c  water

  1 1/2 c  sugar

      1 pk pectin

Instructions

Sterilize six half-pint jelly jars with two-part lids; keep hot.

Scald the lids in a saucepan of boiling water. Remove from the heat

and cover the pan.

Simmer the berries and oranges in the water for 20 minutes, or until

tender. Strain the juice through a jelly bag. Combine the juice and

the sugar. Bring to a rolling boil. Add the pectin; bring to a boil.

Pour the jelly into the prepared jars, wipe the rims, cover with the

lids, and s***w on the rings. Process in a hot-water bath for 15

minutes.

Source: "Field Guide to North American Edible Wild Plants"

by Thomas S. Elias and Peter A. Dykeman

New York: Sterling 1990 ** The Herb Companion -- Oct/Nov 96 **

Answer 2

When I read your question I thought the grape was poisonous - WRONG!  I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and was told a lie!  So, I figured I would google it.  I did!  Here is what I found for you:

Google oregon grape jelly and choose "I'm feeling lucky".  That gets you to:

extension.oregonstate.edu/fed/foodsp.  The article is a little long because they give you recipes for all sorts of native plant jams and jellies.  Oregon grape jelly is there, as well as an Oregon grape and salal jelly.

The REALLY cool part of this recipe is they tell you how to make it with however much juice you get from your berries.  Yeah, there is a bit of math, but since you are picking the berries you get what you get.  A lot better to adapt the recipe and get the full flavor than adding water to get the liquid amount in correct proportion.

I do not know if you are familiar with extension, but it is an awesome part of the land-grant universities!  Great research and community publications.  This one is from Oregon State University, which has an awesome foods/nutrition program.

Hope this helps, and that Oregon grape jam sounds good!  I need to find a source and may try some myself!

Answer 3

Here are several recipes:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=grape+...