Blackberrys

[timeout1]

Hi everyone,
can anyone tell me the best way to clean Blackberrys
i have picked locally, so they are fit to eat.
any advice appreciated.
Andy.

[Lonnie]

The way I do it, is put them in a saucepan of cold water, sprinkle lightly with salt, believe me, you don;t taste it, about a hour should do it, you'll see any insects still there floationg to the top, skim them off, rinse the Blackberries for use.

[davyjo1]

Hi Lonnie,
thanks very much for that info. thats easy enough.
even for me.
all the best andy

[WendyS]

If I pick wild blackberries which seem to be more dirty.dusty than home grown ones, I rinse them in a sieve under running water and let them drain on some kitchen tissue paper.. However, most of are picked from the garden and are so clean that I don't normally need to bother. However, it's probably sensible not to pick blackberries from alongside very busy roads as I've heard they could be heavily polluted from lead from car exhausts.

[timeout1]

Hi Wendy,
thanks for your info, i have picked the blackberries from
fields, not near the roadside, However you make an
excellent point, about picking berries near roads, they
probably would be badly polluted.
best wishes Andy.