Blackberry Vinegar Food

BLACKBERRY SIPPING VINEGAR

Steps:

• Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally.
• Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day.
• Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids.
• Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container and enjoy for weeks to come.

BLACKBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Sterilze a 1 qt glass jar. Use a new lid.
• Carefully wash berries and lay them on wax paper. fold paper over and press carefully to just bruise. If you press to hard your will have black berry mush.
• Using the paper pour them into the jar [make sure it is still warm from the sterilze step].
• Heat vinegar to just below boiling. About 195°F Pour over berries using a funnel. Be careful not to burn yourself.
• Wipe lip of jar with clean damp paper towel and seal according to manufacturer instructions. Store in a cool dark place for 3 weeks.
• To check flavor pour a drop of vinegar on a wooden spoon or a piece of white bread.
• When it is right strain the vinegar through a sieve into pitcher or measuring cup. Discard the berries.
• If cloudy strain again through a coffee filter.
• Prepare a sterile 1 pt glass bottle or jar and a cork or lid. Pour into the still warm container and wipe lid again with clean paper towel. cork and seal.
• This will last up to 3 months if you keep in a cool dark place.
• Once open refrigerate.

BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive saucepan, crush blueberries with a potato masher or back of a heavy spoon. Add vinegar, sugar, lime and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly and pour into a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days to allow flavors to blend.
• Place a wire mesh strainer over a large bowl. In batches, ladle blueberry mixture into strainer, pressing out as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
• Pour vinegar into clean glass bottles or jars, and refrigerate, tightly covered, indefinitely. Use in salad dressings or drizzled over chicken or beef.

BLACKBERRY BALSAMIC VINEGAR DRESSING

Steps:

• Simmer blackberries until the juices are released.
• Let cool.
• add next 5 ingredients.
• Bottle and refrigerate for 1 week before using.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER WITH BEST EVER VINEGAR CRUST

Steps:

• Combine the 3 filling ingredients together and set aside.
• For the pastry, cut the shortening into flour and salt mixture, until mealy; beat the egg and mix with the vinegar and water; add to the flour mixture and stir with fork.
• Knead on a lightly floured board 3 or 4 times and roll out 2/3 of the dough into a rectangle to fit bottom and sides of a 7"x12” baking dish; ensure there are no leaks and seal tears with a little water if necessary.
• Put the berry mixture into the pastry shell.
• Roll out the rest of the dough to fit the top of the dish and cut vent holes or designs in the dough; place on the top and crimp the edges together.
• Brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 375°F for an hour or until center bubbles.
• For juicier cobbler, add a 1/2 cup water before the top goes on.

BLACKBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a one-quart mason jar place the blackberries in the bottom. You may crush lightly with a wooden spoon for the most flavor if you like. Fill the jar with the vinegar and put the lid on. Place the jar outside in the sun to steep all day like you would for Sun Tea. At the end of the day strain vinegar into another jar. Will keep for months.

SPICY BLACKBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Break the cinnamon sticks into pieces.
• Put all the spices on a square of cheesecloth and tie up with a piece of string.
• Put the vinegar and sugar into a large saucepan.
• Stir over low heat, until the sugar has completely dissolved.
• Add the spice bag.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the blackberries and simmer for 10 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat and leave the blackberry mixture to cool completely.
• Discard the spice bag.
• Line a funnel with a double layer of cheesecloth.
• Strain flavored vinegar into sterilized bottles (within 1/8-inch of the tops).
• Add fresh blackberries to each bottle.
• Seal the bottle and label.
• The vinegar is now ready to use.