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Food & crafts => Recipes => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on August 08, 2010, 12:44:09 pm

Title: Blackberries
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 08, 2010, 12:44:09 pm

Any recipe idea's other than jam or crumble please  :)  have just sent 3 of my girl's out with a tub, loads of black berries at the moment!

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: dizzy1pig on August 08, 2010, 02:53:57 pm

bramble vodka/gin...
1 bottle alcohol 1/2 lb- 1lb bramble(blackberry)
1/2lb sugar all in a big jar  leave 6 months and strain.... or until xmas
Yummy
you can use whisky or brandy as well :wave:

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: egglady on August 08, 2010, 03:40:43 pm

jelly?

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: doganjo on August 08, 2010, 05:19:36 pm

Where are you, Plums?  My brambles aren't finished flowering yet

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 08, 2010, 05:24:41 pm

Deepest worcester-shoire.  we have hundreds of them!! have made crumble tonight (lost the incentive to do anything more adventurous) but they are even getting to the point where they are squidgy.

had a poor raspberry season but blackberries are going mad. must be the weird weather?

Lisa

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: knightquest on August 08, 2010, 11:23:49 pm

We've got loads of blackberries along the canals by us - Brummidgum we are  :D

Ian

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: Sharondp on August 09, 2010, 07:47:16 am

There were loads in the Forest yesterday, but our brambles around the paddock are still flowering!

Like the bramble vodka recipe - but Lisa, do you really need any more alcohol?  ;) :P

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 09, 2010, 08:30:22 am

can never have too much Sharon  ;)

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: sheila on August 09, 2010, 09:16:17 am

If in doubt, freeze. Thats my motto. One day in the winter you might just fancy a spot of jam making or a nice crumble and there you are!