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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

I hope to be able to produce a crop of Blueberries next year. I quite fancy preserving the fruit as a cordial. I may well have to just collect the juice but would prefer to use the whole fruit. Has anyone got any recipes etc for preserving blueberries please?.
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MrsL · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject:

To make blueberry cordial:

Put berries into a wide-ish pan, cover with water, and bring to jus tudner a simmer. leave for about 45 minutes or so, until the berries have released their juice. Drain, then add sugar to taste while still warm , so the sugar dissolves. About 6 - 8 oz per pint of juice, maybe, but taste as you go along. Keep in fridge , or drink, or freeze in plastic cartons/boxes, or bottle and process in a hot water bath for 35 minutes.

My other favourtie way of rpeserving blueberries is muffins.............make lots and freeze them. Blueberries can be bottled successfully by teh hot water method too, or by open freezing. Blueberry pancakes are the best, or ice cream, they make a great jam too.

I've just planted my first three bushes this year. Cool

Hope this helps.

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