# Too-tart blackberries. What to do with 'em? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241 "2014-01-31T23:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/1 "2014-01-31T23:22:14Z")
My instinct is to briefly is to briefly simmer them with sugar into a syrup, which I can then use to … what? Mind you, I’m cooking for one and this is just a single pint, so I don’t want any big jam recipes. But, any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/2 "2014-01-31T23:24:25Z")
Apple and blackberry pie is great. If you choose sweet apples it will make up for the blackberries. ---
**Author:** ![SacFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@SacFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SacFly)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/3 "2014-01-31T23:37:43Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > My instinct is to briefly is to briefly simmer them with sugar into a syrup, which I can then use to … what? Keep it in the fridge and use it with oatmeal, yogurt, vanilla ice cream, pancakes… ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/4 "2014-01-31T23:45:05Z")
Friends of mine made blackberry cordial out of vodka and blackberries. It was pretty darned fabulous. Looks like there’s a bunch of recipes out there. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/5 "2014-02-01T03:26:17Z")
My first thought matches one of **SacFly’s** …pankcake syrup! ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/6 "2014-02-01T04:09:46Z")
When I was a kid the big treat for us kids was to fill a bowl with blackberries and milk, add some sugar and grab a spoon. Now I want a bowl of berries. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/7 "2014-02-01T04:11:02Z")
Generally speaking, overly tart fruit is ideal for preserves/jam/jelly making. Otherwise it’s hard to get that acidic zip. Making them sweeter is just a matter of adding sugar. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/8 "2014-02-01T04:29:20Z")
You can also serve the syrup and berries as a dessert over pound cake with whipped cream. You can use sliced donuts or whatever sweet bread type thing instead of pound cake. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/9 "2014-02-01T04:37:02Z")
separate them on a plate or pan then freeze. then bag them and keep in freezer. eat one at a time for a frozen tart treat. ---
**Author:** ![wombattver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wombattver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wombattver)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-tart-blackberries-what-to-do-with-em/680241/10 "2014-02-01T04:58:12Z")
I’d make an easy berry crumble and eat it with ice cream!