Pyracantha berry jelly

[ex-member Raikey]

Heyup folks,..

my firethorn has fruited pretty well this year,

not one to let a doorstep bounty like this go un-exploited i found this recipe,..

and i thought i,d share it with my cyber buddies!

PYRACANTHA JELLY

7 cups pyracantha berries
5 cups water
1/2 cup lemon juice
7 cups sugar
1 bottle liquid pectin
Melted paraffin

Place 7 cups washed pyracantha berries in a very large pan with 5 cups of water. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Strain through a cloth. Measure 3 cups berry juice, 1/2 cup lemon juice and 7 cups sugar into a very large pan. Over high heat, bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Immediately stir in one bottle liquid pectin, bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam and pour into sterilized glasses. Cover with 1/8 inch melted paraffin. Prepared berry juice may be refrigerated or frozen prior to making jelly.

not sure about the melted parrafin bit as its an american recipe,

could probably replace the cranberry at the xmas table

i,m busy out doing the "camp off" this weekend so i,m gonna give it a go next week,...

if someone tries it in the meantime and its anygood let me know before the berries fall,..

Cheers

Stu


oh i know theres a catoneaster in the pic too, apparently not edible,,,

 

[ex-member Raikey]

just looked at the pics,...

ha i must have been all over this morning,...how much camera shake????

but still,..you get the idea,..hopefully


Ta

Stu

 

[HeltorChasca]

Wow - I like original - How bitter did you find the Pyracantha? (Boy do I shudder when we have a garden with this plant to prune - Ouch!)

Yup - Cotoneaster is poisonous to humans in large quantities, but keep it for birds, small mammals in your gardens.......hc

 

[Retired Member southey]

I do belive you can eat a cat on easter, but not shrove tuesday,FACT<

Brilliant , interested in how you get on, my things to do next year is jelly and fruit leathers,

 

[ex-member Raikey]

yeah it says sumat more like its "not eaten" not that its poisonous,...unless your a dog apparently,...

its a bugger to prune but keeps the kids in,..and out,....and now its soon to have another use,...probs...

wots fruit feathers Dave??

 

[Retired Member southey]

Fruit leather is where you boil down a fruity concoction till its thick and gloopy then speread it out to dry so you have an easly transportable concentraited fruity snack, theres more to it i belive but thats what i need to find out,

 

[HeltorChasca]

I do belive you can eat a cat on easter, but not shrove tuesday,FACT<...

Cracking - Heh heh heh. Oh don't get me started on cats in gardens when you're a landscaper. Shrove Soy Sauce Cat on a Kelly Kettle Tuesday methinks.........hc

 

[dwardo]

I was told that the evil thorny "£$"£$"£$"£$ bush in the front was a Pyracantha however the berries are yellow?

 

[ex-member Raikey]

i spose its a big family,...

nice to have some fruits to play with tho as the bberries hav all gone now,...

 

[HeltorChasca]

I was told that the evil thorny "£$"£$"£$"£$ bush in the front was a Pyracantha however the berries are yellow?

That's right - There are yellow, orrange and red cultivars............hc

 

[dwardo]

That's right - There are yellow, orrange and red cultivars............hc

The birds seem to love them or atleast the protection of the thorns from the local killing machines (Cats)

I will give them a taste test next time round and see what they are like. Thanks for the info.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

just got a pan on the boil now,....

will report back,...

 

[ex-member Raikey]

they go brown and horrible,..dont panic i got it under control

smells very "tomatoey" ...

 

[ex-member Raikey]

so in true bushcraft spirit, i,m straining thru a (clean) shemagh,....

i,m told if u want a clear jelly let it drip,..dont squeeze the strainer, but

its starch were after ,..lovely energy giving starch,...nom nom nom so,...

i,m gonna squeeze that bad boy until he screams,....getting every last drip,,,,

 

[ex-member Raikey]

lloks pretty clear still..

 

[Retired Member southey]

I wonder what other properties it has, for poorly tummys or the like, I mean if you had a day of sick, would it help get you back on your feet

Will it make a hard glassy type or stay a a jelly?

 

[ex-member Raikey]

I mean if you had a day of sick, would it help get you back on your feet

cough,...splutter,....erm ,..dont know what you mean man!!....

it tastes "earthy" as a liquid,..like a tomato but not as sweet,...

i gotta hit it with "le sucre" now and see what happens,...