How to make blackberry jelly and fruit cheese

[CraftsDotCupCake]

Hi, I'm going to try this recipe today or tomorrow.. I was just wondering, when you chop the apples do you cut anything off (skin of seeds..) ??

Thanks

[jonathanwallace]

@CraftsDotCupCake No, the skins, pips and cores all go into the pan as well.

[CraftsDotCupCake]

What other kind of apples can I use for this recipe? I haven't got access to an apple tree so it would have to be store bought.. Thanks :)

[jonathanwallace]

@CraftsDotCupCake Just about any kind of apple can be used. Apples are the source of pectin for this recipe which is why they are used to make jelly. I would recommend a tart variety if you are having to buy from a shop. Cooking apples would therefore be good. The best however are crab apples. Take a walk around your neighbourhood to see if any crab apple trees are growing.

[CraftsDotCupCake]

@CraftsDotCupCake Thank you so much for your reply, I will try to find apple trees, however I do live in a less rural area which means we don't get so lucky with nature.. It was shocked to find the blackberries in the first place.. lol :) Anyways, thanks for sharing your recipe, I've watched a lot of them on youtube and yours is definately the one I am going to follow.. :) tfs

[ignunited]

(eating apples) = what the hell you talking about

(cooking apples) = boiling or putting them in cakes etc

what the hell you talking about eating apples.

apples are apples they are not called eating apples. what do you do with apples you eat them, you dont call them eating apples.

[jonathanwallace]

@ignunited You obviously don't do much cooking!

[LittoBUbbo]

@ignunited it was just an adjective so that other cooks out there know which apples are better for cooking due to liquid content and etc. sheesh

[qupia]

@ignunited you really should open that big mouth and insert foot. Because to everyone out there who knows the difference between "eating" apples and "cooking" apples is embarrassed for you right now.

[gelflingfaysuzanne]

@ignunited Eating apples are usually apples that go back quickly/ bruise easily, don't keep long in storage, and are generally sweet to the taste. These are what you eat when you pick, and you keep the others for longer term storage. It is like specifying which type of potato to use. Some are mealy, some keep longer. It has alot to do with how well it works in various recipes and its keep time.

[heckfricker]

I have 20lbs of wild blackberries in the freezer. Any problems/ changes with frozen berries?

[jonathanwallace]

@heckfricker There's no problem with putting them in the freezer

[GaelofVirtue]

I noticed you didn't use pectin. Is it not needed for this recipe? Great video and channel by the way!

[jonathanwallace]

@GaelofVirtue the pectin is in the apple

[ddoyle11]

Nice video.  I make Strawberry Guava jelly from a tree in my back yard in Southern California. My friends love it, and it makes a great Christmas gift.

[vboyd100]

i picked 100 lbs of blackberries this year- ( west coast of canada) I took most of my berries to the ubrew wine shop to make into wine and port, the rest I researched how to make jelly and found your careful explanations. thank you so much.!! yaya!

[jonathanwallace]

One thing you may want to try is to make fruit leathers. Blackberries are great for this. We will have a video on them planned. We've done the practive shots and the rehearsal. Filming will be done shortly and should be on Youtube soon.

[animegamerQ]

i would think black berry cheese needs milk but guess i was wrong

[mhal9000]

Fantastic video!

[baconsoda]

This was just like all your 'how-to' videos - clear, concise and better than any book.

I think your family recipe will be living on in Derrymacash because I love blackberry and apple anything and this looks delicious.

Thanks for doing this,

Best Wishes,

Brendan

[jonathanwallace]

Brendan

It was the first jam type product from wild foods I was taught to make. We normally use crab apples but this time we used eating apples as we have a huge surplus to use up and it was also a way to use the fruit that wasn't up to eating standard. I've been making fruit leathers as well. Watch out for the video on that shortly.

Jonathan