Washing Blackberries

procrastinator · 30 July 2011 at 12:25PM

Hi
I picked a load of blackberries from the local waste land and was wondering how I should wash them prior to jam making. ( I made sure to pick above dog height. ) I have been given a couple of bags of cooking apples from a friends' tree so will be making apple and blackberry jam for the first time.

Mrs_Veg_Plot · 30 July 2011 at 1:14PM

I just out mine in a colander and rinse under the cold tap.

BitterAndTwisted · 30 July 2011 at 1:19PM

That's what I'd do too. I was wondering whether there was some catch or special trick that I'd been ignorant of.

procrastinator · 30 July 2011 at 1:39PM

I'm sure I read somewhere on these forums about washing them to remove any creatures. I have spent the last couple of hours searching but cannot find anything. So many posts re blackberries but not the one I was thinking of. Now thinking I made it up.

k.o.d · 30 July 2011 at 1:46PM

Don't wash your blackberry, it ruins the battery and invalidates your warranty.

cazj80 · 30 July 2011 at 1:48PM

I've put them in a bowl of water before and stirred gently and any bugs have floated to the top. I've just used the last 2kg of last years blackberries from the freezer to make blackberry and apple jam, making space for more blackberries this year! :-)

M0neysav3r · 30 July 2011 at 2:07PM

Hi - Sorry to thread jump - How do you make your blackberry jam??

Ps - My mum says to soak blackberries in water for a few hours, then the bugs float to the top but a rinse and they can hang on!!

ariba10 · 30 July 2011 at 2:32PM

procrastinator wrote: »

I'm sure I read somewhere on these forums about washing them to remove any creatures. I have spent the last couple of hours searching but cannot find anything. So many posts re blackberries but not the one I was thinking of. Now thinking I made it up.

The OH is paranoid about "Things" in the blackberries.

To me it just some extra protein.

procrastinator · 30 July 2011 at 2:41PM

M0neysav3r wrote: »

Hi - Sorry to thread jump - How do you make your blackberry jam??

I've never made it before I've copied a few receipies from the index at the beginning of the forum and will try one of these. If you search blackberry jam loads of hits will turn up.... everything except one about washing!

kathleenryd · 30 July 2011 at 2:45PM

Put some salt in the water and soak them for a while - rinse and go. I have tried this - it kills the bugs and didn't affect the taste. It may affect the nutritional value - does anyone know.

procrastinator · 30 July 2011 at 2:50PM

kathleenryd wrote: »

Put some salt in the water and soak them for a while - rinse and go. I have tried this - it kills the bugs and didn't affect the taste. It may affect the nutritional value - does anyone know.

Stupid question 1000 How much salt? I reckon I've around a kilo of berries.

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