Pickled Blackberries Food

PICKLED BLACKBERRIES

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, fish sauce, sugar and cinnamon together and heat in a saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves.
• Allow to cool to room temperature
• Pour the liquid into a jar and add the blackberries. Swish the blackberries around gently to make sure that they are covered by the vinegar mixture. Allow to sit for at least 4 hours. Allow to sit Overnight for best result.

PICKLED BLACKBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine the bourbon, pickled blackberry juice and lime juice in a pitcher. Chill until ready to serve. When that time comes, add the ginger beer.
• Fill highball glasses with ice and pour the cocktail over the top. Garnish with a few pickled blackberries. Enjoy!
• Combine the vinegar, tea, honey, sugar, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a saucepan. Heat over medium until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes -- you don't want the mixture to get too hot or it will cook the berries.
• Fill two pint-size Mason jars with the blackberries. Pour the pickling liquid over the berries. Seal with a lid and refrigerate for at least 3 days and up to 2 weeks.

PICKLED BLACKBERRIES

Steps:

• In a stainless or enamel pot add all ingredients except berries.
• Bring to a full, rolling boil.
• Remove from heat and remove bay and mace.
• Place berries in clean hot jars, pour over vinegar mixture leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• Process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.