micky 3,325 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 when i was a kid my sister and me used to pick buckets,my mam used to make wine ,jam ,and a very sharp sauce.We had the sauce with home made brawn,pickled pigs feet ,or pressed sheeps head,my dad used to have it with boiled cows udder ,i could never tackle udder ,the smell used to turn me when it was being boiled, in the bucket ,my mam and nan were TT,but they often got pissed on blackberry or elderberry wine, or, tonic, as they used to call it . People dont seem to bother with them nowdays,theres acres of them near me ,this morning i picked a gallon in a few minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ssssh1forthepot 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yeh mate im out picking them at the moment, there just starting to ripen now, Im washing and freezing them untill ive got a decent amount to do something with. I fancy making some ''Tonic'' if you can suply the recipe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I love em. I just eat them straight of the bush when I am out and about. I do take some home every time though and eat them with vanilla ice cream, or just with whipped cream and sugar and a bit of dark rum. Ohhh and some go in the rum pot every year. ATB Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobndog 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 People dont seem to bother with them nowdays,theres acres of them near me ,this morning i picked a gallon in a few minutes. Another sign of the times I guess, the whole village would be out when I was a boy. Mushrooms, blackberries, sloes, crab apples, chestnuts, hazel nuts, water cress, wheat heads that the binder missed (for the chickens) and one that I never could get my head around; Medlars, you had to leave them until they were rotten before eating them, yuck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
confused 1 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 People dont seem to bother with them nowdays,theres acres of them near me ,this morning i picked a gallon in a few minutes. Another sign of the times I guess, the whole village would be out when I was a boy. Mushrooms, blackberries, sloes, crab apples, chestnuts, hazel nuts, water cress, wheat heads that the binder missed (for the chickens) and one that I never could get my head around; Medlars, you had to leave them until they were rotten before eating them, yuck! I still feed my 3 chickens for nought, with the scraps and wheat+ barley heads ,i gather all the fruits of the hedge ,and love a wee bunny ,pheasant ,or whatever if it happens to "come my way"nothing beats a free meal !!!. What is /are medlars ? never heard of them before . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 i made some cracking bramble jelly yesterday, real nice! Any chance of the "tonic" recipe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 i made some cracking bramble jelly yesterday, real nice! Any chance of the "tonic" recipe? It was just simple blackberry wine mate,rough and ready it could be taken with with any meat or fish ,however the flavour did improve if you drank itwith a gob full of polos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
why jelly 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 we pick them and the Mrs makes a crumble or three with them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher lass 9 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 love elderflower wine!! and with regards to blackberries meself and me daughter got our bellies full while out walking dogs, i have a lurcher who will choose blackberries over sausages!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobndog 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 People dont seem to bother with them nowdays,theres acres of them near me ,this morning i picked a gallon in a few minutes. Another sign of the times I guess, the whole village would be out when I was a boy. Mushrooms, blackberries, sloes, crab apples, chestnuts, hazel nuts, water cress, wheat heads that the binder missed (for the chickens) and one that I never could get my head around; Medlars, you had to leave them until they were rotten before eating them, yuck! I still feed my 3 chickens for nought, with the scraps and wheat+ barley heads ,i gather all the fruits of the hedge ,and love a wee bunny ,pheasant ,or whatever if it happens to "come my way"nothing beats a free meal !!!. What is /are medlars ? never heard of them before . There you go, they even look disgusting when green, never mind when rotten! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mespilus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 It's true that people don't pick things like they used to, and it's a shame. These days the price of food has dropped, (relative to income) and people buy from the supermarkets instead of getting off their arses and going out to collect something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MR TEA POT 1,287 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 The house at the back of me as a little orchard,some of the branches hang over my fence.There is apple,cherry,plum and damson trees,which the missus puts to good use.She makes crumbles pies and jam,so when the blackberries come into season she will make bramble and apple pies,blackberry jam. The only problem is there is normally too much fruit for us to make use off,so it just rots on the floor,the owner of the orchard does not bother picking them,so there is a glutton. One thing i will not eat is the damson jam,the worst tasting thing know to man :sick: :sick: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awen 29 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 bramble berries are are the muts nuts just wish mulberries were as prolific Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 the only tonic wine i know off comes from buckfast abbey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobndog 0 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 The house at the back of me as a little orchard,some of the branches hang over my fence.There is apple,cherry,plum and damson trees,which the missus puts to good use.She makes crumbles pies and jam,so when the blackberries come into season she will make bramble and apple pies,blackberry jam.The only problem is there is normally too much fruit for us to make use off,so it just rots on the floor,the owner of the orchard does not bother picking them,so there is a glutton. One thing i will not eat is the damson jam,the worst tasting thing know to man :sick: :sick: Have to agree about damson jam, however, it does make good damson gin, just use in place of sloes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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