Our property is covered with wild raspberry, will black raspberry, and wild blackberry cane. I picked these this morning. I got about 500 ml (2 c) of berries. I’ve tinned them and will freeze them until I can pick more over the next few days. Then…I’ll make black raspberry jam!
Maybe.
I don’t know.
My wife normally makes jam but she’s away for the weeks. Maybe I’ll give it a go.
What’s the difference between black raspberry and wild blackberry? Never heard of black raspberry before 🤯
The way to tell them apart, weirdly enough is from what happens when you pull the berries off the stem.
With a raspberry the plug pulls out, leaving a hole
With a blackberry, the plug stays inn, snapping at the stalk.
Oh! That makes a ton of sense. Thanks
Black raspberries are raspberries. They have a core that comes out. Blackberries are not raspberries. They have a solid core that you can’t remove. Blackberries are also normally much bigger than raspberries.
We make raspberry bars from the ones we collect in our backyard.
Did you soak them in salt water first?
No. I dropped my cup and spilled a few so they were a bit dirty. I gave them a good wash I’ll cold, fresh water and dumped them out on a towel. The recipes I’ve read don’t say anything about salt water. What does that do?
Soak in salt water? Never done that for any jam or canned fruit I made, nor have I seen that suggested in a recipe.
I only found out about this last year, but soaking them in salt water rids them of maggots…
Maggots? In Raspberries? Are you thinking of fruit fly larvae? I rinsed the berries in cold water to remove anything loose. I’m going to add a bunch of sugar then boil them until they turn into jam. The fruit fly larvae will taste like raspberry jam.
It’s not a fruit fly larva, it’s a beetle larva. https://gardenerspath.com/how-to/disease-and-pests/raspberry-fruitworms/
Whats the normal maggot-to-raspberry ratio?
good luck with the jam! those look delicious
Thanks! I really like them. I’m covered in scratches and itchy but it is worth it.
I’ve never made jam before but I’m reading recipes and it seems like something I could do. If it works I’ll post a picture here.
