Wild BlackElderberriesand fresh picked green pears were combined to make this lovely jam . It is a beautiful ruby color and quite possibly the pretty thing I ’ve ever force out .
In plus to being pretty and tasty , this pickle has the unsusceptibility boosting , anti - viral power of Elderberries ! Last class during grippe time of year , like many ma , I spent a small fortune on Elderberry sirup and gummies . When the flu did hit our home , my kids bounce back in no clip . I think the Elderberry gummies may have had something to do with their warm recovery . I ’m sure the sirup would have helped them enormously as well . If they would have really swallowed it . They could n’t stand up the taste of the store bought sirup and I must say , it was pretty gross . I tried two different name brand of Elderberry sirup and neither were something that I ’d want to put on my hotcake .
This class i have been determined to stock our pantry with delicious Elderberry foods that the kids will be glad to wipe out . I have canned elderberry sirup , elderberry pear sauce and this delicious kettle of fish . I will not struggle to get my kids to wipe out Elderberry this twelvemonth . Instead , I will be sputter to keep them from eating all of the delicious Elderberry tin good before influenza season even set about .
If you need to stock your own pantry with delicious elderberry foods , you will belike need to go pick your own berries . Here in the Southeastern US , I do n’t recall ever realise them for cut-rate sale . But , they can be found all around in ditches , clear cutting and fence row .
Poke Salletand several other vicious roadside weeds are embrace in ripe Berry at the same time as Elderberries . There are berries that can belt down you and berries that can heal you . So please , fuck how to positively place your berries prior to pick them .
It is also very important that you properly cook bourtree before eat on them . The stem , leaves and unripe berries contain toxins . The good berries also curb eminent total of lectin like those found in stark naked grain and legume . These can do stomach upset but are easy eliminated in just a few minutes by simmering . tender Elderberries are quite unpleasant tasting and can make you disgusted . So , do n’t taste them while you are picking and keep the kids out of the Charles Edward Berry basket .
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I may eventually write about Elderberry identification and all of the uses of this great plant . But , this post is just about delicious jam . If you need help identifying Elderberries , here are a couple of helpful links :
https://the-berry-room.com/safely-identifying-the-elder-tree-and-elderberries-in-the-wild/
https://www.ediblewildfood.com/elderberry.aspx
pear in the Southeastern US are unremarkably right around the same time as our Elderberries . So , combining these two ingredients just makes sense . These Pears came from a neighbors ’ Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that was loaded with fruits this twelvemonth . Free yield it the good fruit ! They were n’t pristine pear tree , but mar and imperfections do n’t matter much in jam make . Once they are flake , cleaned , and cooked , surly fruit make beautiful preserves , jamming and jellies .
There are plenty of godforsaken Berry and unwanted fruits flow from trees in tardy Summer . So , pay up attention to the trees in your neighborhoods and if you blemish mature fruit trees , get to sleep with those neighbors . Many times homeowners with mature fruit trees have plentitude to deal and are quite happy to have hoi polloi add up piece them for free . If , we did n’t plunk all of these pears , many of them would have ended up in a sight on the priming . Our neighbor was more than happy to have us haul them off .
Whether it comes from the wild or your neighbor ’s M , you could credibly find delightful free yield for jam earn . Once you watch to identify elderberry , you may be surprised how very bountiful they are all . If you could score both free pears and Elderberries , you must taste this recipe ! Pear jam by itself is n’t usually one of my favorites . But , mixed with elderberries , plain Pyrus communis can be transformed into something really unique and fabulous . I will be earn this again next summer and I likely should make a span more batches this year … if I can find the time . This is my oldest fry ’s new favorite .
Ingredients
yield 7 half pints
Directions
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