I’ve been gathering blueberries from my 6 bushes for the last week or so. Thus far I’ve gather 3 quarts and I suppose that In the next day or two I’ll gather another quart. After that I believe that the bushes will have given all they can this year. Not bad (I guess) given that this is the first year the plants have been in the ground.
After each day of picking I’d lay out the harvest on a rimmed cookie sheet (a single layer thick) and place them in the freezer for a few hours. Once frozen they were transferred to a quart baggie. This keeps the berries from freezing together.
The very simple recipe I’ve chosen from the array of ‘internet people’ is at Taste of Southern. You can cruise over there and see how simple it is. Ingredients are:
10 cups of blue berries (results in 6 cups of crushed berries)
4 cups of sugar
2 Tablespoons of lemon juice
I’ll let you know how it comes out !