Hah, it's going to be a while as I'll probably freeze the CCs intended for the hooch. I was adding up the number of big game tags that I, the kids, the GF and her son will have. There's the potential I'll be processing 8 big game animals this fall.
Plus, this will be a learning experience. The last couple of years we have used my chokecherries to have a few batches of wine made over at Vintners. Last year cost over $700 for a double batch (60'ish bottles) of CC wine. So this year we are going to try our own luck. Besides, I still have 30-some bottles leftover from last year. Good stuff, but it's really the galpal who leads me to put the beer down and pick up a wine glass.
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So has anyone here ever used buffalo berries? Seen a fair few articles about them lately being the next Superfruit and all that but don't know anyone who ever used them other than my uncle and he died back in 90. They definitely appear to be one that you have to wait for the first Frost kn because they are tart as hell right now and turn your mouth into a desert.
As for chokecherries and juneberries tell you one thing if you do much of it get yourself one of these cuz they are a time saver!
I prefer to use a tarp on the ground.
And yes, I have used buffalo berries to make jelly. Really damn good stuff even if I did have trouble getting it to jell. Best way to pick them is to wait until after the first frost, spread a tarp on the ground and start whacking the branches. Thorny bastards aren't very fun to pick the old fashioned way.