Went blackberry picking last night and managed to pick a kilo so it's jam making today which is just as well because today it awful isn't it? I had a rotten night's sleep with the wind and rain banging on the window and it still hasn't blown through now. Beachcoming should be fun later on if I don't get swept away first.
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/8075/beautiful-blackberry-jam.aspx
To be honest if you can't find pectin just put some lemon juice in instead or a cooking apple or both! It's not an exact science but blackberries like strawberries are rubbish at setting and unless you really love blackberry syrup as opposed to jam them you'll need to do something to get some pectin in the mix. (Pectin makes the jam set and most berries are pretty low in it)
Incidently, did you know that blackberies from the bottom of the cane are the sweetest, the ones at the top best only used for jam? A bit of a problem really because as we all know you're supposed to avoid all low lying blackberries as they are most likely to have been peed on by dogs!
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This blog pulls together various sites and information about what you can expect to see outside in Cornwall. Meteor showers, what wild food is in season, where the basking sharks are etc. Any one with relevant listings or sightings may add to it. I'll also be keeping a regular ramble about what we've seen whilst out and about.
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