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  • recovering_spendaholic
    recovering_spendaholic Posts: 3,062 Forumite
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    I'm a bit thick - what does it mean?
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  • newleaf
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    They make a lovely pie when mixed with apples.
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    It's a Bible reference. Gospel according to John, chapter 3 verse 16.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi tine,

    As has been said above there are loads of recipes and ideas on the other thread we have on blackberry picking, so I'll merge your thread with it. As posts are listed in date order you'll need to read from the beginning to see all the replies.

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  • Pink.
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    Hi John 3:16,

    We have a current thread on this subject, so I'll merge your thread with it as it helps to keep all the replies together. Posts are listed in date order so you'll need to read from the beginning to see all the replies.

    Here are some older threads that might interest you too:

    Foraging - Natures Food

    Free Food

    Also check out the Foraging forum on www.downsizer.net

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  • rubytuesday
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    Only managed to pick a few blackberries today. Too late down here now did manage to find aload of damsons so will make jam with the few blackberies I have damsons and elderberries.
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  • furrypig
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    Oh shame we picked loads of blackberries on the way home from school last September and was just saying to the kids we would have a look tomorrow after school.

    Maybe we will be lucky!
  • HugoRune_2
    HugoRune_2 Posts: 2,862 Forumite
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    loads of blackberries in my area, 2 of us in an hour or so got an amount that would probably cost 20 quid at a supermarket, does rather kill your back though!
    I've got jam and fruit tart coming out of my ears at the mo (perhaps I shouldnt have stuffed them there in the 1st place)
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  • Boatie_Bird
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    tine wrote:
    We have sloes nearby too so sloe gin willbe in the making after the first frost ;)

    Is it best to wait for the first frost before picking sloes? I got stuck in and started off loads of sloe gin last night. I realised they were early this year, but they have the white 'bloom' on them and they seemed ripe and soft when I was attacking them with a needle. Hope I haven't started too early!
  • thriftlady_2
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    You are supposed to wait till the frost has been on them - not sure why. but you can simulate a natural autumn frost by bunging them in the freezer overnight. Now I come to think about it I think the frost is supposed to break the skins which thus enables the juices to flow into the gin- mmmm... so !!!!!ing them with a needle will do the same :)
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