Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-05
1M,,. Wilson Speaks
of Blackberries
r;,her as a Jam, a Cordial or a
I.llv Roll 1t May Be At.
,roctively Served
=. Ans. NJ. A. WILSON

a, MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
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my Is the blackberry month ana
~ 49,. iuscious berry can be found
y Ms country roadside and In the
along S ,ns roodlands, growing wild. The
heds he.sJ blackberry Is about twice as
s,ss md has an entirely dimaIsh' a,.,l', na''r
IN s.yr the berry that grows wiz.
pyrrh 'rhe blackberry. Is usually eonssrxea sr,,u
!. ssnning or making into Jam OF yemy'
~. slso spiced, and made into cGr9,ais. ia
nave gathered from some Mid- west @
X,,.s and country towns souhe ~ tne
sld.time recipes for using '"e o''eA
eH'' To Can Blackberries
a., over the berries, removing all
soi ihorries. wash and turn on cloth
"i. a,y. now place in preserving Kettle
6ns cup of cdter,
ming Yin 70 a boil and cook for five min.
u'ss. a.. oyart Of blackberries.
oook wv Tor Ave minutes. Then lift the
,,s sna sv"~ With n skinner into pint jars.
VIII XII more berries to the sirup in the
V.rv;nv Aur kettle and fiji the jars to the
~ with thc well drained cooked ber.
ns.A Now fiji jar to overflowing with
nes .,run in the kettle and adjust the
Iuts Ishsr Partially tighten the Jars.
nuv.i 4, bot water bath. with the water
la,V, ,a, N the neck of the jars, and process
u'' W. ,wenty minutes. Remove from the
W., W. senl securely. and when cold
Sn tbe ions of the jars in melted para.
This method gives more berries In
A.. ior than putting the uncooked berry
,ue ~ ,bs t ;ar and then filing with the boil
Ing sirup. -
spiceil Blackberry Jam
Wash and slice sufficient summer ap-
~. % measure one quart, place with
r r. cun of water in preserving kettle
.as .sa c cook until soft. Cool and rub the
.rS snir through fine sieve. Return pulp
10 The kettle and add
rour quarts Of blackberries,
Tkree and onc.half pounds of sugar.
sir 10 dissolve the sugar and bring
's,owly 10 boil. Now prepare spice
bag as follows ,
Place in n piece of chcesecloth
r,,o ,eosnoous of ginoer,
T~o teaspoons Of cinnamon,
One teaspoon Of dHspice,
One.hat teaspoon Of clopcs,
One. quarter teaspoon of dniSced.
NJ. soouroly allowing room for tbe
roices to foat in the bag. Add to the
nrenared blackbcrrics in the preserving
tsttle and cook until the mixture is
.bict like lam, This mixture will have
.ns. nss narofnllv watched and stirred con.
s,,ntly MS It burns very easily. Fill
in to sterlized half pint jars and seal
securely.
Splced Blackberry Cordial
Place In the preserving kettle
Fovr ouorts of yipe blackbcrrics,
Five cups Of icatcr,
Four Guns OF SUGAR.
,Lad snico bac rs prcn,rcd for tho
,,;.sS blackborry INN Sir to d;ssolve
, X. m,ar IN tho wafer and br;no to ho,is
", ", ,Ssn mnint " Cook slowly for twantv ~ min. min
",s, then turn into Tho iejlv hao r. Jrin
,h,o,sb o, % Vii into stcril;zed bottleu
elos. hott,cs IN III. nresoryino ksttio
IN II. Iettlo WIEN cold wo+er - roooh
boiling point. Boil for twenty min
utes, seal bottles securely, as you re.
move them from the bath. When cold
dip the top OF the bottle in melted
parsmn.
Blackberry Roll
Place in mixing bowl