Petee Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 If you learn what the bush looks like then you will also recognize them on the sides of the roads where birds and animals have dropped the seeds. The berries strip right off the stem into a container. Just wash them in cold water, pick off any remaining stems and cook them. From 8 cupsof fruit I got 11 4 ounce jars of jam. I made hubby a slice of toast last night and spread it for him. He agrees.....Raspberry Jam! http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2525.htm http://psa-rising.com/eatingwell/wild-foods/autumnolive.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Have never seen one around anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'll bet you have but didn't know what it was. It's got really silvery leaves in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting. Too bad I didn't know about this when I lived in PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 That's why I'm trying to pass the info. Raspberries are so terribly expensive that I would never buy them for jam, plus I like seedless jam so this is a great find. I'm doing the second batch today. Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nita Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 My daughter is on a nature kick. She has been studying about wild foods. She made jelly out of some wild berries last year. I don`t know what kind. She said some are wild gooseberries. I will have to tell her about those ones. She is into mushrooms now. She has identified several mushrooms. She picks berries, and all other fruits. She either cans them, or makes jelly, or the best pies I have ever had. She didnt learn the pie making from me, that is for sure. lol My brother in Wv also made jelly. He made it from Poke Berries. It is really good, and tastes alot like Elderberry. I know, I know, they are suppose to be poisonous. But they are not poison when you make jelly. The cooking does something to them. My Mom and I also fry poke stalks. You get them when they are small, and fry them like you do squash. They are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 There is a lot of wild food that is edible if prepared and cooked properly. Suzanne Rensel will be coming back in the spring to do another program on spring wild edibles. I think May. I'm looking forward to trying Japanese Knotweed which you pick right when it emerges. My daughter loaned me a great book, "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" by Euell Gibbons. It's a book well worth investing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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