What a summer for blackberries! It seems a shame to let them go to waste so while the sun is
shining, Sticky Betty suggests you take a bowl and go picking. This cordial can be diluted with water
or it makes a lovely milkshake if you mix it with milk. It can be frozen in a plastic bottle or poured
into ice lolly moulds.
Ingredients
Blackberries; sugar
Method
Rinse the blackberries in cold water. Put them in a saucepan with enough water to just cover the
fruit and slowly bring to the boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the blackberries are soft.
Strain the liquid off into a jug and put the blackberries in a bowl. Give the saucepan a quick rinse
and pour the blackberry juice into it. Heat gently and when hot (but not boiling), add sugar and stir
until it’s dissolved. You’ll need to add the sugar one spoon at a time and keep tasting until you’re
happy. Take the cordial off the heat and let it cool down until you drink it or freeze it.
About the blackberries in the bowl – of course, you can put them on a compost pile or into a food
caddy but you could stir in some sugar or honey and add it to yoghurt or use it to top a dish of ice
cream.