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Bramble Jelly
Just made some bramble jelly - my favourite jam/jelly ever. (I shall be hiding the few jars I made jealously from the kids!) After 1 hour picking last night I had 1.8kg of blackberries. If you fancy making some I would pick some soon as with all the rain many of the blackberries are starting to soften and break up (although still a few unripe ones left)
The recipe is very simple there seem to be some small variations but essentially the same:
http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/blackberry-jelly-recipe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bramblejelly_13698
http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/recipe-blackberry-and-apple-jelly-30 (this might be good to eke out a couple more jars if you can't collect many berries) By the way - if you have too many apples, try Apple Jelly, its delicious particularly with the cinnamon.
Have a go, the worst bit is picking them, but at least you can nibble some while you pick!
Steve
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