How to Harvest and Store Blackberries
Blackberries, like their raspberry cousins, are known as "brambleberries" because of their thorny canes, which can deter all but the most ardent berry lover. But that luscious, fresh-from-the-cane taste is worth a few scratches, so dive right in. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Harvest blackberries as soon as they're fully ripe.
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Pull the berries from the stem gently, taking care not to squeeze them.
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Keep your harvest basket or pail in the shade so the blackberries stay cool, and stack them no more than an inch or two deep in the container (otherwise you'll have blackberry squash).
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Use blackberries immediately, either for eating, preserving, or baking into pies, quick breads or muffins.
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Refrigerate blackberries for a day or so in airtight containers.
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Freeze blackberries in a single layer on a cookie sheet, then put the frozen berries in freezer bags to use all year long.
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Tips & Warnings
Blackberry thorns are vicious. When you're planting, pruning or picking, wear jeans, a heavy long-sleeved shirt and thick gloves.
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wytetyger059
Oct 01, 2008
Blackhatron, that's probably a mulberry tree. If it is, the fruit is very good. The berries will just pull off if they're ripe. I have a thornless blackberry bush. Bless the people who planted it! -
wytetyger059
Oct 01, 2008
Blackhatron, that's probably a mulberry tree. If it is, the fruit is very good. The berries will just pull off if they're ripe. I have a thornless blackberry bush. Bless the people who planted it!
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blackhatron
Jun 24, 2008
i have a huge tree in my back yard the looks like blackberries do the bushes get that big and is the fruit still good to eat. if so can they be harvested as they fall from the tree?
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blackhatron
Jun 24, 2008
i have a huge tree in my back yard the looks like blackberries do the bushes get that big and is the fruit still good to eat. if so can they be harvested as they fall from the tree?
