... Blackberry and anal* Jima The weather is now cool enough for me to consider having a jam session. The first frosts are due and the blackberries won't be worth picking after that so make the most of them now 2 lb/930g blackberries 1 lb/460g ...

... Demise of crab apple leaves a sour taste APPLE Crab apple (Malus sylvestris) Orchard apple (Malus domestics) an important food source in past centuries and can be used to make cider and add sharpness and flavour to jams and jellies. I can ...

... include this Blackberry & Apple Jam— the hedges around Dolphin Beach are heavy with blackberries in September and the Foyk family en masse quickly gather the large amount needed in this recipe. About 4.5 lb/2 Kg blackberries 6 large baking ...

... minutes and voila! Five pots of the greatest blackberry and apple jam ever. There is no food more enjoyable than slow food. The slice of brown bread I had yesterday evening with a big dollop of freshly made jam was an absolute treat, probably because of ...

... lots of people who pick a few to eat and others who pick some for jam or blackberry and apple pie. The blackberry is a native wild plant, a scrambling climber that uses other plants to grow upwards and reach the sunlight. Its hooked thorns hold it in place ...

... country walk becomes the country paddle. If you are lucky enough to have a good supply of blackberries and willing pickers then blackberry jelly or blackberry jam are more than worthwhile. For those of you without, let the garden go a little wild or try ...

... is the time of year that people are most likely to eat wild food. For most, it will be blackberries, perhaps in tarts or in the very useful and keepable form of jam. Few will venture as far as mushrooms, and game is usually confined to those who shoot ...

... McKeever is jam-packed with ideas for her windfallen apples THE winds we had last week brought down lots of apples; we collected what the birds hadn't pecked and wondered what to do with them. Well, we didn't have to wonder for long: apple juice? cider ...

... '''RANKS FOR VI SITING blackberries and 1,500 g of sugar in a large saucepan, bring slowly to a boil and cook rapidly for 30-40 minutes, stirring regularly, until the jam will set (test with a saucer). If the jam fails to set, add the juice of a lemon ...

... for sweet delights to be made from blackberries, some combining with elder berries. They can become jams, jellies, tarts and puddings and you can freeze them until Christmas. Supermarkets have been displaying blackberries that have originated in other countries ...

... fruit until the apple has softened. Put a teaspoon of yoghurt into the bottom of a fruit Allow per person: One eating apple A handful of fresh blackberries Peel, core and chop the apple into chunks. Put in a saucepan with the blackberries. ...

... you know you are safe with blackberries which grow in every park and hedgerow in Dublin. There are dozens of varieties of varying quality that ripen anytime from late August right through to the end of October. Blackberry jam is wonderful and has a rustic ...