Oregon Grapes

[IronNoggin]

Oregon Grapes

Had quite a bunch hanging off the shrub in the front yard, so decided to do something with them:

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[IronNoggin]

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Makes a very nice tart yet sweet jelly!
A whole case that is!

Cheers,
Nog

[Harvest the Land]

Looks awesome. I have yet to try an Oregon grape that was sweet (but I haven't tried that many). Good to know they can/do have a sweetness to them

Good work Nog

[IronNoggin]

... I have yet to try an Oregon grape that was sweet (but I haven't tried that many). Good to know they can/do have a sweetness to them.

It is the raw honey & sugar that sweetens them up.

Cheers

[wideopenthrottle]

I will do something similar with my black currents...I got about a gallon of berries off my bush

[colt52]

Are they also know as hascap berries?

[IronNoggin]

Are they also know as hascap berries?

Nope. Those are a type of Honeysuckle rather than a Holly.

[Dave177]

Any info on the recipe you followed? We have lots near our house but I have yet to make anything with them

[Gr8 white hunter]

I thought that Oregan grapes were round.

[IronNoggin]

Any info on the recipe you followed? We have lots near our house but I have yet to make anything with them

Greatly modified one I had on hand. Will post soon...

[IronNoggin]

Oregon Grape Jelly

• Pick and wash 3 quarts of Oregon grape berries.

• Place berries in a large pan, covering with water. Boil 10 minutes, then mash and boil 5 minutes longer.

• Strain through several layers of cheesecloth to remove the seeds and skins.

• Measure juice (I extracted about 8 cups of juice from 3 quarts of berries). Return juice to kettle and boil 10 minutes.

• Add 3/4 as much sugar as juice (I added 6 1/2 cups sugar). Stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil rapidly until liquid sheets from a spoon (I boiled about 8 - 10 minutes).

• Add I pkg Pectin to 4 cups juice

• Remove from heat, skim at once, and pour into hot, sterilized jars (I filled 12 of the 1/2 pint size jelly jars). Adjust lids and process 5 minutes in a boiling water canner.

[Dave177]

Thanks,

Ill have a go in the next few days

[HarryToolips]

Looks awesome Nog, I've heard of ppl making Oregon grape jelly before and you're the first person I've ever seen actually make it..I forage on them occasionally, but in small quantities, due to the warning from one of the wild edible resources I use:

https://www.northernbushcraft.com/topic.php?name=oregon+grape&region=bc&ctgy=edible_berries

Now I don't know if they're considered toxic in large quantities due to oxalates, which inhibit nutrient absorption? Is any potentially toxic qualities of the berries neutralized in the jelly making process?

Cheers

[horseman2]

They look like the ornamental variety grown in and around homes.
The wild ones are more round and don't grow in clusters like those shown in the pictures.

[IronNoggin]

...Now I don't know if they're considered toxic in large quantities due to oxalates, which inhibit nutrient absorption? Is any potentially toxic qualities of the berries neutralized in the jelly making process?


It must. I have chowed down rather hard on the jelly with no ill effects...


They look like the ornamental variety grown in and around homes.
The wild ones are more round and don't grow in clusters like those shown in the pictures.

This is the varietal we have in the yard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahonia_aquifolium

Cheers

[HarryToolips]

It must. I have chowed down rather hard on the jelly with no ill effects...



This is the varietal we have in the yard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahonia_aquifolium

Cheers

OK good to know, thanks..