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Okay ladies, I am getting excited about this coming Friday's blueberry picking trip! I wanted to plan ahead and decide now how many blueberries I might need before we go.

So thinking along those lines, I thought it could be a good idea to go ahead and share some blueberry recipes. If any one knows some good ones, that would be great, please post !

This looks pretty easy, and how impressed people would be to make homemade blueberry jam for family and friends. I found this recipe so I haven't tried it, but I am thinking I might.


Wildflower Inn Blueberry Jam

This all-purpose jam is great on toasted English muffins or biscuits; it's also delicious heated and served as a pancake or waffle topping. The recipe works equally well with fresh or frozen berries. Because it's stored in the refrigerator, there's no need for canning.

Ingredients
5 cups fresh or frozen, thawed, wild blueberries
5 1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup fresh orange juice (about 3 oranges)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (6-ounce) package liquid fruit pectin (such as certo)


Preparation
Place the blueberries in a large saucepan, and crush with a potato masher. Add sugar, juices, and salt; stir well to combine. Let blueberry mixture stand for 30 minutes.
Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and add pectin, stirring until well blended. Pour jam into jars or airtight containers. Cool completely; cover and refrigerate for up to 4 weeks.

Yield
7 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 81(1% from fat); FAT 0.1g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g); PROTEIN 0.1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 2mg; SODIUM 11mg; FIBER 0.5g; IRON 0.0mg; CARBOHYDRATE 20.8g

Yum!

they sell pectin in tha baking isle in all grocery stores. it makes the jam or jelly i want to say become hard but it's like a jello constisity. i hope you know what i mean. i use it to make strawberry jelly. you just have to make sure you stir a lot!!! while your making the jam or jelly.

Anyone make something yet? We've about gobbled up all 6 #s of ours! We could dip into the two bags we have reserved for a neighbor and my father/mother-in-law. What will they know?

saturday i made blueberry waffles and sunday i made blueberry pancakes. other than that we have been eating them like crazy!!!!
anyone else make anything?

We have been just eating them as a snack and incorporating them into our meals. The kids had pizza with a side of blueberries for lunch.

I told hubby that we need to decide what we want to do with them soon or freeze them for smoothies later.

They are so yummy. I have been finding myself using them as a meal replacement. I have lost 3 or 4 pounds since we picked. Ya-hoo!

We have snacked on them some. They are good! And we are making a quick and easy jelly with them now. lol We'll see what happens with that. I would like to get some more. mmm

gritrus how much do you need for your jelly reciept? i was thinking i'd like to make jelly but i don't want a ton of blueberry jelly.

I was not able to go Friday But I went Sat with My friend we picked 5 pounds and I made Blueberry Pie & Cobbler so far I think I might make a Syrup for pancakes with the left over Van seems to enjoy eating them also. It was a very nice place to go had fun sorry I was not able to go with the rest of you maybe next time.

This came into my inbox and thought I would share. The site includes multitudes of summer berry reciepes including, yum, cobblers!


http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/gallery/0,28548,164631...l?iid=edit-ws-051508