I am lucky to have a friend who has tons of buffalo berry bushes. She allows me to pick until my heart is content. This year I picked two milk pails full. I apologize for no photos. I get so excited when go picking that I forget everything except milk pails.Right now 3 lbs of berries are fermenting. Hopefully, I won't ruin the "Tantalizing Tatanka" this time. I cannot wait to use the pulp to make jelly. Historically, I ruin more buffalo berry creations then I am successful. I added too much sugar to the wine last year. I did save it in the end by making some killer jelly out of the leftover pulp. I'm not always so lucky. I've made buffalo berry candy instead of jam. I am the queen of re-boiling buffalo berry jelly, because it didn't set. I think it is because I so love buffalo berries that I am so apt to mess them up. I have 3 bags this year (about 11lbs) so there is hope that something turns out.
That is my little lesson on buffalo berries. I would like to know if you have buffalo berries. If so do you have any recipes?
No buffalo berries, but I've tried the jelly and it's so good. I tried to plant some BB trees here, but they didn't take. Is the Tantalizing Tatanka buffalo berry wine? Sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI have chokecherry bushes here and love me some CC syrup. I think CC wine would be terrific. I think there is a Prairie Berry Wine that has chokecherries that is quite good. I wonder if they have a buffalo berry wine? I especially like the Lawrence Elk (black current wine).
I look forward to hearing about your creations.
P.S.
ReplyDeleteWe did get the lightning storm but with good rain. So thankful we didn't have more fires with it. The rain really freshened up the pastures for us.
Another P.S....I always tend to have to reboil my jellies. I don't want them to be super stiff, but like you, sometimes it ends up as sticky gooey candy-like stuff that ends up with the chickens.
Jody
Never tried them, they sound very interesting.I would enjoy sipping a bit of the wine, I used to make a lot.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any buffalo berries, in fact, I've never heard of them. They're a very pretty bright red. I hope you are successful this year with whatever you decide to make with them.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this type of berries before. Do they taste as good as they look?
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of buffalo berries, but they sound intriguing! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWow I have never heard of Buffalo berries now I am intrigued. I will have to look for them.
ReplyDeleteYou are very clever.
Good luck. B
Gosh,you know the only time I have ever heard of these berries is from reading your blog. I'd love to sample that wine, at least the best batch.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of buffalo berries. I found your post interesting and I wish you good luck as you make your wines and jellies!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of these berries before. Are they only found in your climate?
ReplyDeleteI have never even heard of them. What interesting berries. So what do they taste like? Can you eat them like other berries? Do you have to cook them?
ReplyDeleteSo they grow in the wild, are they cultivated? What does the bush look like?
Gosh, you have me intrigued now.
I have never heard of Buffalo Berries, but they look like currants that we grew in Wisconsin when I was a child.
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That is awesome! I have never heard of buffalo berries! I wonder if they grown around here in PA? I will look them up on the internet. So how did you learn about these? Can you eat them raw or do you have to cook? Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteyou are such a dedicated farmer, i would love to spend a few weeks with you so you could teach me all that you know!! i have never heard of buffalo berries!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I have seen these berries. The colour is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThose buffalo berries look a like like currants. What do they taste like?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of these, what an amazing berry. Thorny, and prickly, but it must be worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the wine taste like?
The boxes on my blog, they are for the strawberry pickers, they use them for picking the berries. My Dad made them, don't you love them? I've told them if they ever have any extra put one aside for me.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
I've never heard of these berries- are they wild?
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of buffalo berries, they sure are pretty!
ReplyDeleteSome of your readers may know it as soapberry or bullberry. We call it Buffaloberry in Western Canada, but you never know! Sometimes you guys call Saskatoons "Juneberry" and everyone gets confused.
ReplyDeleteI also see all the posts referring to picking these after frost, but here in the mountains around us, they shrivel up and disappear in August, so no waiting for frost for us!