24 — Wednesday, August 6, 1997 — North Shore News

NEWS photo Terry Peters
BLACKBERRIES are abundant this time of year and

are delicious In ple, trifle and jam.

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Blackberry time in B.C.

a chef
in your kitchen

Blackberries can be
found this time of the
year along miles and
miles of roads and path-
ways all over the
province.

Blackberries are the largest
of the wild berries. When
ripe, they explode in the
mouth, creating a sweet, aro-
matic sensation.

Picking this berry variety
is not casy. The bushes are
covered with thorns — no
wonder it is also called a
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Buckets can be tied around
the waist, freeing both hands.

Once the berries are
picked, refrigerate and use as
soon as possible. ‘They can be
frozen in plastic containers or
eaten and used right away.
These three recipes are mem-
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derful. (For the sweet pastry
recipe see this column
October 1996.)

Blackberry pic

4c. of fresh blackberries

6 Tbsp. cornstarch

1c. granulated sugar

sweet pastry recipe (pate

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egg wash for the top
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heatproof glass pic plates).
Gently spray with an oil
spray. Roll out the bottom
pastry about 1/8” thick,
Place into pic plate. Leave a
little overhang on the sides.
Wash the berries well — pat
them dry. Mix together the
cornstarch and the sugar.
Add the berries, toss and mix
well. Spoon evenly into the
pic plate. Roll out top, brusti
edges with egg wash. Cover
pic with lid. Seal by pressing
the edges. Brush top with
egg wash, make slits in the
top crust, to allow the swam
to escape. Bake in a preheat-
ed oven at 450 F for 10 min-
utes, then reduce heat to
350 F and bake for about 45
minutes. Do the baking on

the middle rack of your oven.

The pastry should be golden,
Cool on a rack. Serve warm
or cold. Lots of ice cream or

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Blackberry trifle

In this recipe you can use
black, logan or marion
berries, It takes a little longer
to make, but the result is a
delicious dessert from a peri-
od when time was not such a
contested commodity,

Sponge cake
1 c. of granulated sugar
1 c. of all-purpose flour *
Six large eggs room temper-
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1 tsp. vanilla extract:
a pinch of cream of tartar
a little salt if desired

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Six egg yoiks
2c, of mitk
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1 tp vanilla extract

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