Blueberries are a berry of the Vaccinum plant (blueberry bush). Berries are pea-sized, round, and usually dark blue or indigo in color. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with blueberries as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes ...
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How do I make dried blueberries?
How do you make dried blueberries? Can I use an oven? Is there a proper technique or do I just bake them on low for a few hours?
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Why is my blueberry jam grainy?
I recently made and canned blueberry jam for the first time, using this recipe and canning instructions.
I filled all my jars & canned them, but there was a little jam left in the pot. It was a ...
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How to prevent pureed blueberries from gelling?
I have a sparkling new ice cream machine. The first batch, Philadelphia-style plain vanilla ice cream, worked perfectly. I decided to try a sorbet, and made Lebovitz's Blueberry-banana sorbet, but ...
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What is the best way to store fresh berries?
I have been buying fresh berries from the store on the weekends, and am looking for the best way to make them last throughout the week for use as either a snack or as a component for salads.
The ...
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How to fix the consistency of blueberry jam?
I had purchased a jar of %70 fruit blueberry jam.
After consuming about %25 percent of it, I added into the jar some blueberries (10-15) that I purchased recently and I mixed it.
A day after, the jam ...
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What is the best way to clean bulk blueberries?
This question has been asked before but only with respect to washing a small container.
We have a friend who runs fruit stands in the summer and we typically get 10 pounds of blueberries at a time ...
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How can I keep my blueberry pie firm without the flavor of corn starch?
In the summer, I often make a refrigerated blueberry pie. The recipe calls for a graham cracker crust, and you make the filling by cooking one pint of blueberries with one cup of sugar and 3 ...
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Which type of blueberry for making jam?
If I want to make blueberry jam, which type of blueberry should I use?
I just bought a pack of blueberry, but I found that the flesh/pulp of them is not blue, but light green in color. When people ...
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What effect does rinsing have on blueberries?
If I rinse fresh blueberries before I eat them, does that wash off the antioxidants? Why would washing blueberries before freezing them cause tougher-skinned berries?
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frozen blueberries kept thawed
Had a couple bags of frozen blueberries. Put them in the fridge to thaw. They've been in the fridge for several weeks. Can I still cook with them?
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What To Do With Blueberry Hot Sauce
I bought some blueberry hot sauce while on vacation in Maine. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I have no clue what to pair it with. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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What's the best way to clean and dry blueberries?
I buy organic blueberries which come in a little plastic container. I like to wash them and put them in a tupperware container. After I wash them I place them between some paper towels to let them ...
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When is the right time to pick blueberries?
My neighbor brought over a fresh batch of blueberries. Some are sweet and some are sour. He told us to come over and pick some whenever we wanted, but I don't know the right time to pick them so ...
