Hawthorn Berries Jelly Or Poison

[eve1974]

HI so I making hawthorn berry jelly. Lots of recipes on google and no indication in these to remove the pips from the middle of berry. yet elsewhere I read that the seeds are poisonous?

Any idea if I'm putting myself in an early grave if I make the jelly keeping the pips in (ps haws as many will know are more pip than flesh)

[Mamyalynne]

Yes they are poisonous to eat, you simply must strain then after cooking through a fine muslin cloth.

https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/hawthorn-jelly-recipe

[Mamyalynne]

More info here

http://www.eattheweeds.com/the-crataegus-clan-food-poison-2/#:~:text=The%20first%20thing%20you%20need,don't%20eat%20the%20seeds.

[eve1974]

Yeah manyalynne ty for that - what confuses me is most of the recipes (incl the ones in the link) call for the berries to be crushed -

I'd have thought that would have crushed the pips / seeds too?

I'm gonna go ahead n make the jelly tho (have the juice dripping thru for overnight right now).

I guess there's so many recipes and not a single one I've seen for the jelly calls for the pips to be removed manually (thank goodness lol) so it'll be ok.

As in another post that you n I have both commented upon tonight at least I can include it in my prayers ;)

[Mamyalynne]

I shall include you in mine x

[eve1974]

Well that was a pointless exercise... 1.5lb of berries yielded about 1/4 cup juice lol