Garden Green
11-11-2008, 11:38 PM
Blackberry Vinegar
Make a nice vinaigrette by adding oil, honey, and poppy seeds then splash on the salad or over coleslaw for a nice change. There are lots of other uses for flavored vinegars too. Why pay the store cost when it is easy to make? NOTE: Please follow sterile canning procedures for your safety. Do not cut corners or skip steps.
2 cups blackberries
2 cups vinegar
Directions
1 Sterilize a 1 qt glass jar. Use a new lid.
2 Carefully wash berries and lay them on wax paper. fold paper over and press carefully to just bruise. If you press to hard your will have black berry mush.
3 Using the paper pour them into the jar [make sure it is still warm from the sterilize step].
4 Heat vinegar to just below boiling. About 195 F Pour over berries using a funnel. Be careful not to burn yourself.
5 Wipe lip of jar with clean damp paper towel and seal according to manufacturer instructions. Store in a cool dark place for 3 weeks.
6 To check flavor pour a drop of vinegar on a wooden spoon or a piece of white bread.
7 When it is right strain the vinegar through a sieve into pitcher or measuring cup. Discard the berries.
8 If cloudy strain again through a coffee filter.
9 Prepare a sterile 1 pt glass bottle or jar and a cork or lid. Pour into the still warm container and wipe lid again with clean paper towel. cork and seal.
10 This will last up to 3 months if you keep in a cool dark place.
11 Once open refrigerate.
Make a nice vinaigrette by adding oil, honey, and poppy seeds then splash on the salad or over coleslaw for a nice change. There are lots of other uses for flavored vinegars too. Why pay the store cost when it is easy to make? NOTE: Please follow sterile canning procedures for your safety. Do not cut corners or skip steps.
2 cups blackberries
2 cups vinegar
Directions
1 Sterilize a 1 qt glass jar. Use a new lid.
2 Carefully wash berries and lay them on wax paper. fold paper over and press carefully to just bruise. If you press to hard your will have black berry mush.
3 Using the paper pour them into the jar [make sure it is still warm from the sterilize step].
4 Heat vinegar to just below boiling. About 195 F Pour over berries using a funnel. Be careful not to burn yourself.
5 Wipe lip of jar with clean damp paper towel and seal according to manufacturer instructions. Store in a cool dark place for 3 weeks.
6 To check flavor pour a drop of vinegar on a wooden spoon or a piece of white bread.
7 When it is right strain the vinegar through a sieve into pitcher or measuring cup. Discard the berries.
8 If cloudy strain again through a coffee filter.
9 Prepare a sterile 1 pt glass bottle or jar and a cork or lid. Pour into the still warm container and wipe lid again with clean paper towel. cork and seal.
10 This will last up to 3 months if you keep in a cool dark place.
11 Once open refrigerate.