This afternoon I went to my brother's house and picked blackberries. I might be the only one crazy enough to climb into the blackberry bushes to get to the berries in the back. There is probably a good reason for this. My arms look like I tried to pick up a stray cat. A really angry, antisocial stray cat.
Regardless of how much blood was shed, Stephanie and I netted almost a quart of blackberries. I brought them home to make jam for us and was saddened to learn I needed 2 quarts for a batch of jam. I did have a pint of mulberries in the freezer so I added those. I then tried to stem the mulberries, and one thing led to another and I found myself pushing a blackberry/mulberry puree I'd made in the Cuisinart through my fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds. To this I added 6.5 cups of sugar and a pouch of Certo and now have 5.5 cups of seedless jam. Which is very gelled. Yes, the proportions were off. But that's OK - it doesn't appear to be fruit leather so it's better than some of the other concoctions...
That's my best memories as a child. Picking blackberries, get scratched up going for all the best ones.
ReplyDeleteSo excited to try the Blackberry/Mulberry jam. Thanks for sending it along!!
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