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Topic: Chokeberries...good for jam or whatever?
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Violets
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posted July 30, 2014 11:05 AM
  
I've identified a ton of berries that grow wild along our fence in the back as chokeberries, which are apparently quite edible (and tasty, as I tested one cautiously, after feeling pretty safe about the identification).Has anyone ever tried using them for anything? I don't use jam or syrup for anything, but apparently they're quite good for that. We have tons of them, so I sort of don't want to waste them. Ideas?  <Eta>
Eh...I think they're Chokecherries, not Chokeberries.  They do look a lot alike...  IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted July 30, 2014 06:12 PM
Hi! I've missed you.  I have no idea what chokeberries are. Sorry. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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posted July 30, 2014 07:35 PM
Wow VSounds interesting. Never heard of them and welcome back  ------------------
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Randall
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posted July 31, 2014 02:40 PM
Never heard of them. Welcome back!IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted August 01, 2014 09:28 AM
Thanks guys (and gals)! It's nice to be back! I'm not sure which one they are, honestly. But I have to put my hand through so much suspicious shrubbery to get to the berries (little critters crawling around everywhere and whatnot) that I'm not sure that I'll bother with them this year... Picking blackberries and getting my arms bitten to shreds by spiders and ants has been enough so far, heh. But I'll find out more about what they are, and their uses, and let you all know! IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmainec
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posted August 02, 2014 02:33 PM
Wear gloves.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 03, 2014 10:22 AM
And long sleeves that fit into the gloves.IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted August 06, 2014 09:49 AM
But my blackberry picking skills have given me ninja-like stealth!  I only wear gloves when weeding the garden, raking leaves, or...uh, basically anything else, haha. Hobo spiders and whatnot. At least I know that they don't make their webs in the blackberry bushes. Just the Candystripe spider (kind of annoying and messy with their webs, but not going to cause my hand to rot) and the beautiful orange orb weavers. I actually baked a blackberry cobbler with so many blackberries (they grow like weeds here, literally) that my brother in-law (who works for a well-known chef in this area) really liked!
I still have enough for a batch of jam, and possibly more cobbler to give out with holiday baskets. It's been nice and hot here for once! IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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Registered: Sep 2011
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posted September 04, 2014 09:32 PM
so, violets, what did you do with your chokecherries?IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted September 07, 2014 11:59 PM
Heh. Nothing...I think that I sort of missed my window, and I want to find out more about them before I do much of anything!
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