0tis

I love blackberries - but ours don't ripen until summertime - mine don't even have green hard berries yet - I would be surprised that they are ripe now.

Cybrarian

You can put a couple tablespoons of lemon water a little sweetner of your choice in a quart freezer ziplock bag- fill 2/3rds fill with berries. Close, with as little air in bag as possible-turn several times to distribute lemon water and sweetner, pop in the freezer and viola! summer berries in the winter! Also blackberry chutney or salsa with fish or chicken yum!

nana20010

what a find go for it u can make cobbler, jelly and ice cream and find new friends just let all u friends know u have a place to pick theme and they will come runing i know i would

annyroony2

Seems early for blackberries. They don't ripen here until around the 4th of July.

jdiane318

You can layer them on a cookie sheet and freeze them, doesn't take very long. Pour frozen berries in freezer ziplock bag and keep. This way your berries won't be all stuck together and you can easily pour them out in a measuring cup when needed. One thing I have to admit I learned from Martha Stewart.

watson's mom

I don't know anything about where you live but I would be worried about bears if you are in the bush. Maybe they don't live near there.

bjnicholson

That's my son's trick with blueberries!

Kaz

Bramble(blackberries) and apple crumble. Brambles, apple slices, brown sugar to taste and a spoonful of water, covered with crumble mixture:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Sprinkle on top and cook at 350 for about half an hour

YUM

Parrothead

Blackberry Cobbler - one of my favorites from my youth in Kansas. I just purchased some frozen ones and eat them with cream or whip cream. Also great on cereal. You can also use them in a fruit salad. Great topping for ice cream also. Wish I was there.

granma1

We don't have bears but we do have snakes, so make a lot of noise. The snakes will take off. My DH is a berry picken fool. Down here we call chiggers ,
redbugs. And do they itch. If you get bit just use nail polish to brush on the bite. It cuts of the bug's oxygen and he dies. But don't let any of this stop you.They are wonderful.