Blackberry jelly

[ky55]

Twelve half-pint jars this afternoon...
It ain’t fig preserves, but it ain’t bad!

 

[Nicodemus]

Blackberry jelly is the best jelly there is to me. Mayhaw jelly is a distant second.

 

[Patriot44]

Blackberry jelly is the best jelly there is to me. Mayhaw jelly is a distant second.

100% agree about the blackberry jelly!

 

[JustUs4All]

I will third that sentiment.

 

[ky55]

Thanks guys.
This batch came from berries I had juiced and frozen a couple of years ago.
My berry picking buddy and I picked 144 pounds of wild berries in 5 days in early July that year.

He died the following January.

 

[MOTS]

I bought 4 thornless plants a few years ago for 2.50 each. It has been one of the best 10.00 I have ever invested. We put up around the same amount as you and still have extra.

 

[crackerdave]

Thanks guys.
This batch came from berries I had juiced and frozen a couple of years ago.
My berry picking buddy and I picked 144 pounds of wild berries in 5 days in early July that year.

He died the following January.

That's some hard-earned fruit right there.

 

[ky55]

That's some hard-earned fruit right there.

Yes it was!
We made 18 more yesterday...

 

[PopPop]

It is he best jelly and Jam too.

 

[onedude]

Blackberry is my favorite too! Was those wild berries yall picked?
doug
jn. 3:16

 

[onedude]

Never mind my question. I reread the post and now see they were wild berries. 144 pounds is a whole lot of berries. the most we ever picked was a 5 gal. bucket at one time. don't know how much that weighted. how many red bugs did you get?

 

[ky55]

Never mind my question. I reread the post and now see they were wild berries. 144 pounds is a whole lot of berries. the most we ever picked was a 5 gal. bucket at one time. don't know how much that weighted. how many red bugs did you get?

Yep, 5 gallons of blackberries is a bunch!
We picked a bucket each on our best day...
We don’t have red bugs here, but we sure got plenty of chiggers!

 

[GA1dad]

Man oh man,,, that jelly wouldn't stand a chance at my house,, we all love it!!!

 

[onedude]

Man yall were berry picking machines. Sorry for the loss of your friend. chiggers and red bugs are the same thing. its bad when you get them.

 

[bowhunter59]

Oh, but it feels so good when you scratch them!!

 

[buckmanmike]

I remember as a kid, other kids would come to the house to sell fresh picked blackberries. Cant remember the price but we always declined because we had already picked every bush on our property.
Always had to keep an eye out for snakes around them berry bushes.

 

[Nicodemus]

@ky55 , got this in the mail this morning, and it really doesn`t get any better than this. This stuff tastes just like that Mama used to make. The Redhead and I had us a fine breakfast this morning.

Thank you kindly, Jeff, I`m in your debt!

 

[ky55]

Yeah man!
I’m glad y’all like it.
No debt-the picture was all you owed me!

 

[OmenHonkey]

Blackberry jelly is the best jelly there is to me. Mayhaw jelly is a distant second.

I disagree I love Blackberry jelly and Mayhaw but wild plum is surely my favorite.