blackberry shelf life and recipes

[Jeff Thies]

The nice thing about urban blight and is that it leaves so much
ground for blackberries to inhabit. I just picked two quarts of
blackberries and since there are many more on the way, I'm thinking of
what to do with them.

I would think refrigeration would help, should I wash them before?

What about freezing?

Any simple recipes? Most of my cooking stops at one ingredient, I found
this:

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1816143

Which I could make if I had sugar, flour and lemon. I suppose I should
have at least that!

Jeff

[Bob F]

Jeff Thies wrote:
> The nice thing about urban blight and is that it leaves so much
> ground for blackberries to inhabit. I just picked two quarts of
> blackberries and since there are many more on the way, I'm thinking of
> what to do with them.
>
> I would think refrigeration would help, should I wash them before?
>
> What about freezing?
>
> Any simple recipes? Most of my cooking stops at one ingredient, I
> found this:

Freezing works fine. Spread the just picked berries a few layers deep on cookie
sheets, and put them in the freezer. When frozen, twist the pans to release them
from the bottom, and dump them loose into ziploc freezer bags, suck the air out
and put them back into the freezer. Done this way, you can dump out as many as
you need.

Try making an apple pie, but sprinkle a layer of blackberries on top before
adding the top crust. I call it a blappleberry pie.

They are great on waffles, with real maple syrup, and some plain yogurt.

[Jeff Thies]

Bob F wrote:
> Jeff Thies wrote:
>> The nice thing about urban blight and is that it leaves so much
>> ground for blackberries to inhabit. I just picked two quarts of
>> blackberries and since there are many more on the way, I'm thinking of
>> what to do with them.
>>
>> I would think refrigeration would help, should I wash them before?
>>
>> What about freezing?
>>
>> Any simple recipes? Most of my cooking stops at one ingredient, I
>> found this:
>
> Freezing works fine. Spread the just picked berries a few layers deep on cookie
> sheets, and put them in the freezer. When frozen, twist the pans to release them
> from the bottom, and dump them loose into ziploc freezer bags, suck the air out
> and put them back into the freezer. Done this way, you can dump out as many as
> you need.

Thanks, I'm working my way through the berry patch! The freezing is
working well.

Jeff