BLACKBERRIES (of the fruit kind) and uses thereof.

[QueenTabbyCat]

Having realised that the blackberry season is just around the corner....does anybody have any ideas of what to do with them (other than making jam). I don't have a chest freezer to freeze them individually so any ideas you can chuck my way would be very much appreciated.

[RonOne]

Blackberry and apple crumble.

I can be there in a couple of hours.

[PATRIOT73]

cheesecake,smoothies,flavor natural yogurt

flavor vodka or gin fer crimbo

[QueenTabbyCat]

LOL RonOne....unfortunately they are not yet picked yet so your journey would be a waste of time....LOL

Cheesecake sounds good - I would imagine that would freeze quite well as well....

At the moment I have seen one or two ready but not enough to pick so I will wait a week or so and go out with my boxes, rubber gloves (so I don't get priced by the thorns) and probably the wellies so that I route through the thick hedges...that should really be a sight to behold LOL

[RonOne]

LOL RonOne....unfortunately they are not yet picked yet so your journey would be a waste of time....LOL

Cheesecake sounds good - I would imagine that would freeze quite well as well....

At the moment I have seen one or two ready but not enough to pick so I will wait a week or so and go out with my boxes, rubber gloves (so I don't get priced by the thorns) and probably the wellies so that I route through the thick hedges...that should really be a sight to behold LOL

A week, what do I do for a week, I won't be able to sleep tonight.
I'll probably eat the pillow while dreaming of the crumble.

PS...You can call me Ron.

[PATRIOT73]

n muffins.......nevaaaaa frozen cheesecake neva stiks around long enuff..........had 2 cullenders full off our bush

[QueenTabbyCat]

Ron..........I can only hope that your pillow tastes good LOL.

There are also sloes in the field near my house but as I don't drink alcohol (except for one snowball at Christmas) then I wont be picking them.

The dog Poppy is a pig........she has learnt that she can eat blackberries so can often be found to be eating the ones lower down. I have often used them when walking her if I have forgotten to bring out the dog biscuits.

Jane

[RonOne]

Sloes ?

Noy being a drinker, I had to look that one up.
I'm still non the wiser.

[PATRIOT73]

spring/still water n goes fer berries

[madelaine]

You don't have to make sloe gin with sloes - you can make Sloe and apple jam

http://www.pickleandpreserve.co.uk/i...apple-jam.html

or http://www.farminmypocket.co.uk/grow...te-of-the-wild