Dewberries are Ripe

[W-O]

I was looking for some today and couldn't find any. I did have a piece of green grape pie last week that was just unbelievable. I got the recipe, now I just need to find some dewberries

Haven't heard of green grape pie outside of northern Milam County. Used to have it every 1st Saturday in May at the cemetery working.

[RobinBradbery]

Do you use fish sauce in your brine?


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Not sure what a brine would be used for, so no. No fish sauce. Just berries, sugar, water and yeast. Also lots of honey in the mead.

[ThisLadyHunts]

Not sure what a brine would be used for, so no. No fish sauce. Just berries, sugar, water and yeast. Also lots of honey in the mead.

Yeast,huh? No vinegar or other type of acid?


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[RobinBradbery]

Yeast,huh? No vinegar or other type of acid?


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Nope. First the slurry of skins, seeds and other berry solids are mixed with water, some sugar and yeast. Then it sits for a few months with a nice shake a few times a day. Eventually everything ferments and makes alcohol. Then the alcohol turns to vinegar.

Like this only with the leftovers from straining out all the good juice instead of whole berries.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWXROfrGq48"]Blackberry Vinegar - YouTube[/ame]

[Etxbuckman]

The dewberries at my lease are barely budding out now. I saw a bunch of marble-sized green ones this weekend, but nothing even close to ready for picking.

[ThisLadyHunts]

Nope. First the slurry of skins, seeds and other berry solids are mixed with water, some sugar and yeast. Then it sits for a few months with a nice shake a few times a day. Eventually everything ferments and makes alcohol. Then the alcohol turns to vinegar.

Like this only with the leftovers from straining out all the good juice instead of whole berries.

Blackberry Vinegar - YouTube

Thanks for sharing this video. It was great and I learned something! After a months long absence, we are headed out to our place near Lexington where, hopefully, I’ll be able to harvest a few dewberries. If I do, I might just have to try my hand at vinegar!

[RobinBradbery]

Thanks for sharing this video. It was great and I learned something! After a months long absence, we are headed out to our place near Lexington where, hopefully, I’ll be able to harvest a few dewberries. If I do, I might just have to try my hand at vinegar!

I recommend it. Homemade blackberry vinaigrette with pecans on salad is awesome!

[Ætheling]

All Dewberries are Blackberries but not all Blackberries are Dewberries. There are vast numbers of Blackberry species.

[Kevin Smith]

In NWA you plant after Mother’s Day, it’s weird because we’re usually planting after Easter.

[RobinBradbery]

Here is 4 1/2 pounds that I picked yesterday. I just got back from picking 5 1/2 pounds today.

I also spotted my next picking target. As soon as they ripen up I will be busy again. These are probably mustang grapes.

[RobinBradbery]

After looking them up it turns out they are true muscadine grapes. WooHoo!

[Fig]

Anyone have any they want to sell? I am craving dewberry cobbler. They are not down here in South Texas that I have seen.

[tdwinklr]

All Dewberries are Blackberries but not all Blackberries are Dewberries. There are vast numbers of Blackberry species.

true about the multiple species on Blackberries.

I did not know dewberries were Blackberries...interesting.

[spidermonkey]

Still green here. Usually bout the second week of May. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[dustoffer]

Anyone have any they want to sell? I am craving dewberry cobbler. They are not down here in South Texas that I have seen.

If you make it to Seguin, I'll hand off a quart or two--