The berries I was working with today were pitiful. Soft and ranging from green to shriveled way past ripe. I had already experimented earlier in the season with canning green berries, so I wasn't worried about those, but I tossed any that were past their prime.
Blueberries are probably the easiest berry to work with. They grow off the ground, don't have thorns, and grow in clusters, so picking is a cinch. When canning, they usually don't need any extra pectin and lend them selves to a plethora of variations. Here are some of my favorites:
Black and Blue Berry (blackberries and blueberries)
Blueberry Lime
Blueberry Vanilla
Blueberry Vanilla w/ cinnamon and nutmeg
Blueberry w/ smokey chili (I actually used Merken, but you can use chili powder)
Blueberry Chili Lime
Blueberry Lemon
Blueberry Mint was terrible! (and required straining out mint leaves). I was going to try Blueberry Ginger today, but ran out of steam. Maybe next year.
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