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Black berries
Jo4
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There is black berries outside in our hedge, I never passed any remarks on them until I started reading this board!! I was wondering should I pick them or are they edible? If they are edible what could I make with them, black berry crumble??
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Yes if they are the black bobbley ones that look like rasberries.
They make lovely blackberry and apple pies and blackberry and apple crumbles.£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4
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Or blackberry wine! Jam too especially bramble jelly where you cook them and then strain them through a muslin and use the juice to make the jam with sugar.0
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If there isn't a lot of pollution along your road there shouldn't be a problem if you give them a rinse before using. I wouldn't pick from alongside a main road with busy traffic.
Generally wild blackberries have a better flavour than shop bought but may have a higher pip content so you may find using them with apples or as a jelly better.
BBC - Food - Recipes - Bramley Apple and Blackberry Crumble
Waitrose.com - Blackberry Jelly - Step by step Recipes
Apple and Blackberry Jam Recipe
Just thought the black berries might be elderberries Have a look at These ELDERBERRY PICTURE
The Blackberries (bobbly ones) are here BLACKBERRY PICTURE
You can cook elderberries in the same way but they have a higher tannin content so you may not like them as much again possibly better sieving the pips out.My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
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What about a sauce to put on a home made cheese cake or use them in a summer fruits pudding.£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4.............................NCFC member No: 00005.........
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Have to agree with the others, pies and jam are top.
Apple and blackberry crumble's lovely
Blackberry fool
Blackberry icecream/sorbet I'm sure is achievable - not that I've tried that one.
Oooh would be lovely in a summer puddingComping, Clicking & Saving for Change0 -
If I don't collect enough to do anything with the first time I freeze them on a baking tray to keep them seperate then pour into an old ice cream container. Go every few days and add to them. Then, when you've a decent amount you can use them for the jam or whatever.0
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Ted_Hutchinson wrote:If there isn't a lot of pollution along your road there shouldn't be a problem if you give them a rinse before using. I wouldn't pick from alongside a main road with busy traffic.
Generally wild blackberries have a better flavour than shop bought but may have a higher pip content so you may find using them with apples or as a jelly better.
BBC - Food - Recipes - Bramley Apple and Blackberry Crumble
Waitrose.com - Blackberry Jelly - Step by step Recipes
Apple and Blackberry Jam Recipe
Just thought the black berries might be elderberries Have a look at These
The Blackberries (bobbly ones) are here
THANKS for responding! Our road is a one car road, there isn't enough traffic to make it a 2 car road as it is only used by the people who live on the road, about 9 houses I think! The berries are in the hedge that do not run along side the road they go in the opposite direction to the road, if that makes sense! The nearest to the road would be about 15 ft.
What is the difference in black berries and elderberries?
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Elderberries are small single bobbles of fruit.They look a bit like blackcurrants but they are quite bitter raw.Blackberries are a cluster of bobbles all stuck together and the bushes are thorny whilst elder bushes/trees are not,blackberries are sweetish raw.
I would just wash them in cold water in a sieve .0 -
Blackberry picture here, you have to scroll down a bit though
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No problems then, I just worry when I see folks picking blackberries from the side of main roads where they must be covered daily with exhaust fumes. Yours will be fine.Jo4 wrote:THANKS for responding! Our road is a one car road, there isn't enough traffic to make it a 2 car road as it is only used by the people who live on the road, about 9 houses I think! The berries are in the hedge that do not run along side the road they go in the opposite direction to the road, if that makes sense! The nearest to the road would be about 15 ft.
See photos I provided links to in previous post where you see here in blue writing.What is the difference in black berries and elderberries?
No I'd just rinse them in cold water like culpepper. As culpepper says the elderberries are a more acquired taste and will need more sugar than the blackberries. But they do make a Elderberry Wine Recipe good red wine or elderberry vinegar.Elderberry vinegarWould they be useable if I washed them in boiling water?My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
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