My raspberry canes have been doing very well and every couple of days there is plenty of gorgeous fruit handing off them. While I know I’ve planted a couple of blackberry bushes they’ve never really taken properly, though I do have some wild ones .. so that means I do get a reasonable amount of fruit.
However when I wanted to make jam using both fruits the total amount I was able to collect was … well not exactly generous. But it was enough to make a small batch of jam:
The end result was 2 full jars and the bottom of another one.
So what can I make next?
So far this year I haven’t made any chutneys or pickles and I absolutely adore them. Being able to make my own means I can make things with the kind of flavours that I like personally, rather than being dependent on the much more middle of the road stuff you can find in a supermarket. One of the team gave me some pears, so I might do a pear and apple chutney or maybe just apple.
Which fruits do you like using and for what?
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