Blackberrys...............................

OLD-FASHIONED BLACKBERRY JAM

Ingredients:

About 10 cups crushed blackberries (3 quarts berries)
6 3/4 cups granulated sugar (about 3/4 cup for each cup fruit) I used about 6 1/4 cups
4 T lemon juice
2 tsp organic butter (optional, to reduce foam)

Directions:

1) Prepare canner, jars and lids. For detailed instructions on water-bath canning, refer to the instructions at the National Center for Home Preservation.

2) Crush and measure the berries. Place the berries into a large, deep, stainless steel pot or kettle. Add the sugar and lemon juice (if using). Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar. You can remove some of the seeds using a sieve, if desired. I just crushed the berries seeds and all.

3) Boil until gel sets. Boil rapidly, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens (or for a firm jam, boil until the mixture reaches nine degrees over the boiling point of water). I used the plate-in-the-freezer method to determine when the gel was set. With this method, you place a plate in the freezer and test the gel periodically by placing a drop of gel on the plate. When the jam doesn’t run, the gel is set.

4) Remove from heat and skim off the foam. I added a couple of teaspoons of organic butter to the gel at this stage to reduce the foam.

5) Ladle the jam into hot, sterilized canning jars. Leave 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles if necessary with a bubble remover and headspace tool. Wipe the edges clean. Center lid on jar. Then screw the band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip-tight.

6) Process in a boiling-water bath. Place the jars in the canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes in altitudes up to 1,000 feet.


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Great stuff SA Hunter.

We do - even make blackberry beer!!!


How to Make Blackberry Beer


All home brewers know that beer is made from 4 simple ingredients: barley malt, hops, yeast, and water. While varying the variety and amounts of these 4 components can produce a wonderfully complex array of different beer styles, you may indeed get the urge to introduce additional ingredients into your brews. A common choice is the addition of fruit, including berries like blackberries. The guide below will cover the options available if you want to make blackberry beer.


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