The best time of the year for blueberries is late August/early September,
Why, we're going to bake and bake and bake :o)
These recipes have been gathered lovingly over the years. You'll find recipes for these lovely treats:
Blueberry Squares
1/3 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup milk 1/4 tsp vanilla 2/3 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Cream margarine and sugar; add vanilla. Beat egg yolks, add sifted dry ingredients with milk alternately. Grease square pan, heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 20 minutes.
6 Tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp salt Fold in one cup blueberries. Spread over top of baked base, return to oven until topping is lightly browned.
1/3 cup sugar 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup blueberries 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 1/3 cup melted margarine
1 Tbsp cornstarch 1/2 cup water 3 cups fresh blueberries 2 Tbsp butter nutmeg and/or cinnamon 1 cup sifted flour 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3 Tbsp shortening 1/2 cup milk
1 tsp salt 2 beaten eggs 2 Tbsp oil 3/4 cup blueberries 3 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 cup milk 1 cup walnuts (or your favorites)
1/4 cup shortening 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground cloves 2 cups blueberries 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 cup margarine
3 cups blueberries 3/4 cup sugar 2 Tbsp flour pinch salt 1/4 tsp grated lemon rind
1/4 cup flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1/4 cup margarine
Return to List Blueberry Raisins Instead of freezing, why not dry them?
2 tsp cornstarch dash of salt 1/2 cup water 1 pint blueberries (about 2 1/2 cups) 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp grated lemon rind Return to List Blueberry Wine Place ripe berries in earthenware crock. Use 1 gallon hot water for each gallon of fruit and pour over berries. Let stand 3 days, stirring twice daily. Press out juice. Add 3 pounds sugar to each gallon of juice. Stir thoroughly to dissolve sugar. Let stand for 3 days.
Strain. Pour into fermenting bottle or jugs. Use water seal process. Bottle in 6 months. Water seal process Insert a one-hole rubber or cork stopper into jug opening. Insert a piece of glass tubing into stopper, then attach hose. Place other end of hose into glass filled with water. Keep water glass filled at all times during fermentation. * Note - This is a very old recipe given to me by a friend...she says it works, but frankly, it seems to be pretty work-intensive :o)
If anyone could contribute a simpler, yet tasty recipe, please do! Return to List
Ok, maybe by now we're tired of blueberries, and want to put them away 'til we really need them. No problem...we can freeze them! "They" (the Blueberry Experts, I suppose) recommend that we "blanche" them by either steaming them for one minute or by scalding them in hot water for 30 seconds, and then cooling immediately. This is supposed to tenderize their skins, and make them taste better. To be honest, I just spread them on a cookie sheet, pop them in the freezer,
and then store them in ice cream tubs once they're frozen solid. Since our berries rarely last longer than 6 months, my method works fine :o)
 These blueberry graphics were handmade by me, and may be downloaded for personal use, with a link provided back to my pages. Please see my graphics page for details :o)
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