Feral Jam

[Outlaw Yogi]

In early May I was laid off work for 3 months (turned out to be best part of 4 months)
In early July tragedy struck ... I ran out of Boysenberry jam.
I figured I'd make some jam from the mullberries down the back, but got there about a month too late.
The fruit was all dried and shrivelled up.

I took the dogs out into the forest looking for pigs, and came across a fruiting Prickly Pear cactus.
So took some using a plastic bag as a glove to make jam - don't get the hairs on you, they stay in and
itch for about 2 days.

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Raw (and peeled with a box cutter razor) they taste like mullberries.
Boiled with sugar, molassas and a bit of wallably jelly fat they taste like blackberries.

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How was the jam?
Not bad, the only pitfall being not removing the seeds, which are about the size of match heads and hard like rocks,
even after boiling twice.

[cods]

wow you are brave....I had a neigh live opposite and she had the stuff growing all over her front yard being a corner block
you can imagine she liked it??...but I dont think she ever cooked it...

dont think I would recommend it to anyone but its interesting to read how your mind works...

it would never cross my mind to make jam ...lol

[The Mechanic]

wow.. now thats a prepper..

good work...

[sprintcyclist]

You

...In early July tragedy struck ... I ran out of Boysenberry jam.........

After that , I just could not read the rest. My emotions were overwhelming. How cruel could the world be.

Glad you survived, it made you stronger.

[sprintcyclist]

wow.. now thats a prepper..

good work...

I vote Yogi as Chief ................. whatever he wants !