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Blackberry ideas needed (lemmy.world)
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Blackberries are coming into season. These are volunteers so they are a touch on the astringent side, not great for raw eating. Sugar helps cut that so last year I made a lot of blackberry jam. I probably have enough to get through this year so I'm looking for alternative ideas for long term storage. If not I'll make more jam.

This year won't be a big harvest as we cut down so much last year. This means there won't be enough to make wine.

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I make blackberry ice cream. It's dark purple and absolutely delicious.

1 L 10% cream

500 ml 35% cream

300 g sugar

15 ml vanilla extract

250 ml blackberries

12.5 g sugar

Mascerate the berries with 12.5 g sugar and set aside.

Pour 300g sugar into 10% cream and stir until dissolved. Add 35% cream and vanilla and stir. Put in ice cream machine and churn until almost done. Add Mascerate blackberries and allow to mix then remove to the freezer.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the recipe but what is 250ml of berries? Just fill to the 250ml line or mash them?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's a loose measurement. I generally use about a cup of berries. Something in that range. More isn't a bad thing. The most important thing is to add the berries at the end. If you put them in at the beginning your ice cream gets a weird, foamy texture.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you're American it's 2 cups whipping cream, 4 cups half and half, 1 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. 1 cup of berries and 1 tablespoon of sugar to mascerate.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

This means there won't be enough to make wine.

Get some good honey and then make mead flavored with blackberries instead

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Was literally coming here to say this

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Or much easier, just put them in alcohol, water and sugar and let it rest

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Just adding to this, Golden Hive Mead on YouTube has a great follow along including a blackberry mead.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Ice Cream, cheesecake, syrups for cocktails, fermented drinks...

They also freeze really well. Dehydrating them isn't really an option as they'll disintegrate, but if you want to take that to the next level, they freeze dry fairly okay for later use.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Cobbler!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

We have a wonderful restaurant some 30 kilometers up the Rhine from here that specializes in blackberries. Waffles with vanilla ice cream and blackberry sauce. Blackberry spritzer. Blackberry wine and liquor. They also sell a wonderful blackberry syrup and blackberry jelly.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I had a family friend of my Nana from Hungary make a dessert from blueberries before my eyes when I was 14.

Rinse and place blueberries in a saucepan. If they're a bit tart, add 1 or 2 Tablespoons of sugar. Warm of medium heat until some of the berries pop, creating juice. Optionally, add 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice. Remove from heat and let cool. Serve warm or chilled with a large dollop of sour cream.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, yes. Sounds delicious.

I bet any kind of cream would work, ice cream, whipped, clotted, etc.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Blackberry brandy

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you drink, a simple syrup to use with cocktails

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've made all kinds of fruit galette with marzipan. Blueberry is my fav, but blackberry is also great!

https://www.tashasartisanfoods.com/blog/apple-marzipan-galette/

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Blackberry cider?

[-] blarth 2 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/244756/blackberry-crisp/

Super good with vanilla ice cream.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

We have a ton of fresh strawberries from a farm that’s lets you pick your own. My partner plans to bake a pie tomorrow.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

We make freezer jam and give them out as stocking stuffers fitting the holidays.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Check that pie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCj2_Jr-ymU I made it last year that was delicious

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you have space in your freezer, freeze them in portions for quick ice cream: use a blender with about equal parts yoghurt and frozen blackberries, sugar to taste (depends on the berries)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I still have Frozen from last year

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

So, OP, what did you decide on?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just made a standard peanut butter and jelly with crunchy peanut butter and raspberry jam. I simply added a layer of the black berries in. It worked pretty well. It wasn't until the last bites that the acridness started to surface.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing yet. Still collecting more and freezing for later.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad you're saving them :)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

burn them to the ground, then let pigs dig up the roots, have goats eat any new creepers that come back until you can get pigs to dig the roots up again.

Also run them over with a 4x4 to help keep them down until you are ready to set them to blaze.

or did you mean the berries not the vines?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Most of the plants are actually on my neighbor's land and crap over our property line. We have unlimited access. So I can cut them down but pigs, goats and fire would mess up their corn and soy beans. That might get our rights revoked.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Lol no worries mostly just having some fun.

I grew up on 5 acres and they are such an invasive species. There was an awesome story on the Internet years ago about the Pacific North West Himalayan blackberry wars. Whoever wrote that story did it like a war journal. It was excellent for someone who had to fetch toys that ended up in the black berry bushes

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

They are invasive. We destroy large sections all the time just to rotate the canes.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

We destroy large sections all the time

You are making this dude so happy

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Clafoutis is great. Take any regular recipe with cherries and sub whole blackberries.

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