Hi there,
Does anyone know of any good spots for pickinig blackberries in the Dublin area, anywhere with public transport e.g. along the Dart line, out-lying bus routes?
To answer my own question, was out in Enniskerry and collected about 2kg of berries. Should be loads more ripening over next few weeks there.
Only problem is that I am short & best fruit was high up - kept getting berry bombed as I was picking. Ended up with blobs all over my clothes and purple fingers
Well done for picking so many! You can leave the high up ones for the birds.
We've picked a load of them in the countryside. They're growing everywhere. We're trying to avoid roadside blackberries because of all the dust and fumes etc.
We're using ours to make blackberry and elderberry wine. We've also picked some elderberries.
This is the exact same recipe I used last week. I also used less sugar. Jam set really well. I advise to simmer the blackberries in the splash of water until the berries are cooked, as once you add the sugar they seem to stop softening anymore. The jam is delicious by the way.