Ridiculous blackberries

[Polly Fouracre]

Mine are about a month away from being ready, nevermind, we're still on last years bramble jam, luvverly!

Going to try some Blackberry and Apple Chutney this year if I can find a decent recipe.

I have one! Will look it out and post it.

[Polly Fouracre]

Mine are about a month away from being ready, nevermind, we're still on last years bramble jam, luvverly!

Going to try some Blackberry and Apple Chutney this year if I can find a decent recipe.

Here it is.

B and A chutney(All Good Things Around Us, Pamela Michael)

3 lbs. blackberries
1lb. cooking apples
1lb. onions
2pts. vinegar
1 tspn. salt
1 tspn. mustard powder
1 tspn. ground ginger
1 tspn. ground mace
quarter tspn. cayenne
1 lb. brown sugar

Peel and chop apples and onions and put, with blackberries in a large pan, add vinegar and spices and bring to the boil, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Cover and cook very gently for 1 hour.
Rub mixture through a sieve or food mill, return to pan and add sugar. Heat slowly, stirring ,until sugar has dissolved. Bring to boil and cook (over a lower heat) for about 15 mins. until chutney is thick. Pot as usual.

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Aldi today blackberry's £1.29 for 150 grams!! = nearly £4.20 a pound.
I have picked in the last week over 60lbs over £250 @ Aldi prices
Aldi's blackberry's imported from Belgium!!!!!!!!!!

[Mikey]

Well I'm no competitive quantity picker, but I have had sufficient for some jam and some lovely tarts. I never understand why people pick them on the side of the roads either. I try not to go overboard on the picking after all they are a treat for the birds too.

Soon be time for elderberries, and rowan berries.

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Well I'm no competitive quantity picker, but I have had sufficient for some jam and some lovely tarts. I never understand why people pick them on the side of the roads either. I try not to go overboard on the picking after all they are a treat for the birds too.

Soon be time for elderberries, and rowan berries.

Where I get mine from I could have picked twice the amount I did
I will pick some more later in the week when more are ripe.
I will go and find out about the "free" pears too.

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No pears this year blossom must have been frost damaged