• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Thrifty Husband

Tales from a Thrifty Husband

  • Home
  • About
  • Making money
  • Saving money
    • Christmas
  • Shopping
  • Thrifty Food

June 16, 2016 By Tony Drew 1 Comment
This post may contain affiliate links.

Blackberries a great thrifty food in the British countryside

There are bramble bushes growing nearly everywhere in the UKs countryside, often full of juicy blackberries and as such why not take advantage of the free food growing on them.

Blackberries a great thrifty food in the British countryside

Yes it takes time to pick them but it is great fun to do as well with your partner or children, I have great memories of picking blackberries with my mum and dad, later with I would go out by myself for them and now my wife and I often go together. Afterwards they need just a quick wash and pluck any stems still on and they are good to go. My mum would then make a large amount of blackberry jam which we would then keep in our back place (very cool all year round in there) and they would last all year.

Blackberries usually come into season mid June, August/September is the peak of the season, this is usually when I go blackberry picking, and they can last until October or even November.

Now there is an old superstition in the UK that most most likely don't know and that is that you shouldn't pick blackberries after the 29th September because the Devil has claimed them, via various mean which shall not be mentioned. Basically it just means it is the end of blackberry season at the end of September and the blackberries will start to have horrid tastes or fungus growing in or on them which can make you a little ill.

Personally I don't pick any after the end of September mainly due to my parents saying not to, which has stuck in my head.

Blackberries are a good source of iron, vitamin C and antioxidants so are very good and tasty way to get them into your system. You can eat them fresh, freeze them, turn them to jam, mix into a fruit salad or bake them to make a Blackberry Cobbler or Blackberry Crumble.

 

Do you remember growing up and going blackberry picking for jams and crumbles? But also what is your favorite way to eat blackberries?

Filed Under: Saving money, Thrifty Food

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kathryn Hipkin says

    September 12, 2017 at 9:11 pm

    I have been out picking blackberries (as I’m skint and they’re free) and th elittle one has sometimes joined in tho she won’t eat them.
    I have been having them on my porridge in the morning and they are also rather yummy in a bread roll with dairylea cheese spread (also works with strawberries)
    Thanks for the post; I am a blackberry fan too especially as they are the only thing that ever grows in my garden so I can claim to have grown them myself too, lol!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

About Thrifty Husband

Hello, I'm Tony, also known as Thrifty Husband. Living a thrifty life means that we can afford the luxuries we want instead of just the bills we have to pay.

Click here to read more.




Connect with me

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Facebook

Footer

Instagram

No images found!
Try some other hashtag or username

Recent posts

  • Win a Marks and Spencer Hamper
  • UK Bloggers Summer Giveaway
  • How to save money on your life insurance and make the most of your investment
  • Win one of eight Christmas hampers
  • Win one of five Christmas hampers
  • Win one of 6 M&S hampers
  • UK Money Bloggers Easter Giveaway
  • 5 Ways to Raise Some Extra Cash in January
  • What to do with items that haven’t sold on eBay
  • 10 Little Ways of Saving Money in Orlando, Florida

Disclaimer

Thrifty Husband is a monetised blog, meaning that there are sponsored posts and affiliate links. Affiliate links means that sometimes if you click through to a website and register or purchase something, I get a commission from that sale. All opinions and reviews are my own.

Copyright © 2021 · Brunch Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Necessary Always Enabled