It will be another week or so before I can begin harvesting the wild blackberries that are hiding around the property. I went out and looked in the nooks and crannies where they are known to flourish and I guess there will be plenty for the jams and jellies I’ll be attempting this year. I’m most interested in two of the jams. The first is a mix of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. The second is strawberry and raspberry and chipotle to use as a glaze on fish and chicken. Of course I plan on putting a dozen jars or so of just blackberry jam together.
I’m getting about two cups a day of strawberries out of the garden right now so if that continues for another couple of weeks I’ll have plenty for canning. The blueberries are producing well, but I don’t think the six bushes I have will be enough long term.
Here are a couple of photos I took while wandering around looking for the blackberries.
