Blueberry Syrup!
1. Beginning with a gallon of locally grown, flavorful blueberries...
2. Place 4 cups of washed and drained berries (this gives just enough water to start cooking the berries) in a heavy 4-quart sauce pan. Pour 4 cups of sugar on the berries. Turn on the heat to just above simmer. Wait until the juice start bubbling up through the sugar before stirring.,Begin stirring, and stir frequently until the mixture almost boils over despite the stirring. Remove from heat, and let it sit for a few minutes.
3.Pour through a strainer over a bowl. Let it sit until until no more liquid drips from the strainer.
EDIT: I discovered, to my delight that my NEW strainer had mesh fine enough not to let through any "debris," including the small seeds, so for the next batch, I bottled the syrup after being strained one time.
4. Strain again, if necessary, maybe through a knitted fabric such as a worn-out t-shirt, or through (as in this case) a chiffon (synthetic) bag.
5. Bottle the syrup. Store in the refrigerator.
Repeat until you have as much syrup as you desire - or are able to make from the amount of berries you have. :-)
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Blueberry Syrup!
1. Beginning with a gallon of locally grown, flavorful blueberries...
2. Place 4 cups of washed and drained berries (this gives just enough water to start cooking the berries) in a heavy 4-quart sauce pan. Pour 4 cups of sugar on the berries. Turn on the heat to just above simmer. Wait until the juice start bubbling up through the sugar before stirring.,Begin stirring, and stir frequently until the mixture almost boils over despite the stirring. Remove from heat, and let it sit for a few minutes.
3.Pour through a strainer over a bowl. Let it sit until until no more liquid drips from the strainer.
EDIT: I discovered, to my delight that my NEW strainer had mesh fine enough not to let through any "debris," including the small seeds, so for the next batch, I bottled the syrup after being strained one time.
4. Strain again, if necessary, maybe through a knitted fabric such as a worn-out t-shirt, or through (as in this case) a chiffon (synthetic) bag.
5. Bottle the syrup. Store in the refrigerator.
Repeat until you have as much syrup as you desire - or are able to make from the amount of berries you have. :-)
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