Mulberry recipes
So, anyone got any good mulberry recipes? Our tree was producing a crop every few days (I think it enjoys having the added nitrogen we give it :). We’ve just made a somewhat experimental jam
Ingredients
650 grams mulberries
1 lemon chopped (ours was a bit lemony rather than mulberry-y, perhaps try 1/2)?
400 grams sugar (then taste) (ours was also a bit too sweet, perhaps try less? I think they may be relying on sugar instead of pectin to thicken it)
250 mls water
8 tspns brandy
Method
Boil mulberries, lemon and water for 10 minutes.
Add sugar and bring to a rolling boil for 10 minutes.
Test on a chilled plate.
Skim, and remove lemon segments.
Stir in brandy.
Bottle in clean, hot bottles, and seal immediately.
November 3rd, 2006 at 2:50 am
Fresh mulberries on vanilla icecream are pretty good!
Wine/port… if you’re up to it. Seems a lot of work for a small batch of reward.
My jam’s very sweet too - mulberries appear to be very low in pectin. I used equal parts de-stalked berries and sugar, lemon juice and zest to taste, then several packets of Jamsetta to have any hope of setting. More lemon and less ripe berries might help. I must try the brandied version!