What to Do With All Those Berries?

Back in Episode 212 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, we chatted with Sacramento County (CA) Master Gardener Pam Bone - an expert caneberry grower - about summertime problems with backyard blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries and other caneberries. The question arose: “So Pam, what do you do with all those berries?” She marched us into her kitchen to show us a freezer filled with jam, especially the jars and jars of her specialty, raspberry jam. She shared her favorite recipes and tips here, in the newsletter podcast. Below are the details of three of her favorite recipes using homegrown berries. Best of all, Pam says these are all easy to make.Pam is justifiably proud of the popularity of her raspberry freezer jam. “I’m known far and wide for my raspberry freezer jam,” she told us. “People are always begging for it.” The popularity could be due to its simplicity. She says: “It’s just fresh fruit and sugar.” And if you listened to the above podcast, she freely admits it’s a recipe straight from the box of Sure Jell:======================================================Pam also freezes raspberries whole, for two of her other favorite concoctions, one of which is a raspberry Jello recipe, named after a long time friend and day care provider, Alba:====================================================The final recipe Pam shares with us is one that can utilize all the berries in the garden, Berry Crisp.Thank you for listening to the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast! It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Please share it with your garden friends.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from some of the underlined links in the newsletter. This is how I am trying to keep this a free newsletter. And as long as you buy whatever you want from Amazon using any of those links to get into the Amazon site, I get a few pennies. Thank you.Thanks for Subscribing and Spreading the Word About the Beyond the Basics: The Garden Basics with Farmer Fred newsletter, I appreciate your support. Fred Hoffman is also a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in Sacramento County. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gardenbasics.substack.com/subscribe