Blackberry Season!

 Hullo!!! It was blackberry season in early-mid August!! And we went blackberry picking... several times.

Well... this little bear technically "supervised" blackberry picking because: (a) blackberry juice and bear fur do NOT mix and (b) blackberry canes are prickly!!

Ooohhh... look at them all!!!

So big... so ripe... (this was the first crop)... so juicy!!

We were out in the early morning and started picking and...

Within 20 minutes... our 2 litre bucket was full! Enough for what we have planned.

We are going to make blackberry liqueur... or blackberry cordial if you prefer (did that just rhyme?)... We are going to make 2 batches...

First you need a ridiculous amount of sugar (3 cups)...

Then you need 3 cups (750 ml) of good Canadian (*cough*) vodka.... We read labels you know...

You pour the vodka on top of the sugar, add a cup of water... We use 2 litre jars...

Then you add 3 cups of blackberries and pray the whole thing doesn't overflow (it did not)...

Then you set it in a dark place and turn it once or twice a day so that the sugar dissolves... See... it's already changing colour!!!

Stay tuned for updates..