Chokecherry jelly

Nothing beats fresh produce right out of your own garden. Chokecherries grow wild in my backyard and making jelly is so fun and tasty.

Fourteen hundred miles was a long way to drive just so I could make choke-cherry jelly. My childhood memories and a craving for this delicacy nagged at me until I reached my beloved Black Hills of Dakota. Suckering shrubs or small trees grow wild in canyons, along rivers and across the landscape. They produce black, berries that have a very astringent, sour taste. If enough sugar is added, they make wonderful jams and jellies. Chokecherry juice is also used to craft wine in the western…

Easy Homemade Chokecherry Jelly: The chokecherry is a large shrub or small tree, usually found growing in small clonal clusters. Typical size for fruiting bushes is one to three inches in diameter and eight to fifteen feet tall. Fruit is occasionally produced on plants only thre…

Chokecherry jelly has been a staple in my family as long as I can remember. My mom would tell me she hated anything made with chokecherries because of all the

Enjoy the recipes and history of chokecherries, North Dakota's state fruit and learn about the annual Chokecherry Festival in Williston, North Dakota.

Wash berries; put in water to cover by placing hand on top of berries. Bring to a boil; simmer until there is good color and flavor (berries will begin to burst). Strain...

I have since learned that the seeds themselves are poisonous (clearly not THAT poisonous), containing hydrocyanic acid (um…that would be cyanide). I can only assume that it boiled off (it has…

Last weekend I made chokecherry jam and jelly. I don't ever remember the chokecherries being ready this early! This has been such a strange year. Making chokecherry jams, jellies, syrup, and wine is a tradition of sorts around here. It's been done for as long as there's been people here I suppose. Everyone's grandmother had the best chokecherry jelly recipe. If Ellie and Fiona had their way, they'd have kept them all to themselves! I have fond memories of picking chokecherries by the…

Chokecherries! Many people love them. But some people hate them! Their astringent taste is their trademark! Plentiful in North Dakota, in fact, they are the official State Fruit. Chokecherry Syrup and Chokecherry Jelly are as common as maple syrup and grape jelly on some kitchen tables in North Dakota. Over pancakes, it's great! And as ice cream topping, it's dazzling! Great recipes and history here! #jelly #syrup #berries #chokecherry #NorthDakota #cook #badlands #beautifulbadlands

Of all the jams and jellies I've ever made, chokecherry jelly is by far my absolute favorite! Although the berries themselves can be quite tart, add a little sweetener like honey and it makes the most