Dogberry Jelly-Traditional Newfoundland
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If you are looking to make a delicious batch of dogberry jelly you are in the right place, make yourself a cup of tea and sit back and watch our short video tutorial.
I love making jams and jellies I will share a few more of our freshly picked berry jams with you.
Traditional Newfoundland Bakeapple Jam
Traditional Newfoundland Partridgeberry Jam
I also love making cranberry sauce, Traditional Newfoundland Cranberry Sauce
I hope these delicious jams and jellies are making you want to go pick your own berries to make some jam, ever if you got to buy your berries just make your own jams. I will let you continue on with the recipe for dogberry jelly but before I do I will share with you one more link to our cookbooks. Enjoy
https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook
Ingredients
- Dogberries - 6 Cups
- Water - 6 Cups
- Red Apples - 2 - 3 Medium
- Fresh Ginger - 2 - 3 Chucks
- Navel Oranges - 1/2 in Wedges
- White Sugar - 3/4 Cup to everyone 1 Cup of Juice
Instructions
Before you get started you will need: Large saucepan, strainer, cheese cloth, 3 Small Mason Jars
Method:
1 Pick fresh dogberries then clean and wash in cold water, measure six cups.
2 Add dogberries to a large saucepan, then add cold water boil on medium heat.
3 When dogberries start to boil add fresh ginger and orange wedges.
4 Cook for 45 minutes stirring occasionally, then add apples wedges for the last 15 minutes.
5 Do Not Mash Fruit and berries.
6 After the hour is up remove saucepan from heat.
7 Place cheese cloth over a strainer and pour all liquid and berries through it, until all liquid is out.
8 Pour liquid back into the saucepan by measuring the amount, then for every 1 cup of liquid you will add 3/4 cup of sugar.
9 Bring the saucepan back on a medium heat, stirring the sugar until all combined.
10 Bring liquid to a boil then cook for 15 minutes, after cooked remove from heat.
11 Have your mason jars all sterilized and still hot, pour dogberry juice in each jar cleaning around the rims then put the lids and tops on finger tight.
12 Put jars back in water bath and boil for 10 minutes, then remove from heat put on the counter top.
13 Keep at room temperature over night, check each jar to confirm each jar is sealed. Label and date each jar.
This beautiful orange/red berry is also the forgotten berry, people don’t bother to pick this berry because of it’s old wise tales about the berry is no good to eat.
That’s not true, If this berry was eaten raw it will maybe upset your stomach because they are very acidic and not enjoyable if eaten straight from the tree. This dogberry got many uses they are good for jams, jellies and wines, also they stay on the trees all winter long and provides food for the birds that deside to stay around all winter long. When the trees are loaded down with dogberries the elders from our culture would say it’s going to be a cold and long stormy winter based on the amount of fruit on the trees. Late September and October when the trees starts to change colour these beautiful dogberries just hang there all winter long a bright Orange/Red colour.
Traditional Newfoundland Raspberry Jam
I love making jams and jellies from any type of berry and having these delicious jams all winter long to have on my fresh breads, buns and cakes. I can share with you other jams that are picked here in our beautiful province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Traditional Newfoundland Blueberry Jam
Thank you so much for taking a few minutes a read over my blog, before you go please look at the video tutorial provided with this recipe you will love the outdoor shots and the colours of autumn and berries. Please leave a message regarding this recipe before you go, “so from our kitchen to your’s, have a wonderful day.”
Hey Bonita
I am looking to buy bulk dogberries frozen or dried I guess.
Do you know where I might find some???
Hi William: Thank you for your message and for visiting our website, I’ve never heard of anywhere that you can buy dogberries only pick them. People don’t usually freeze them only fresh from the trees. Dogberries are late berries so they usually ready to pick in August to October, they stay on the trees all winter long and then they become food for the birds. Where do you live, when I made this jelly I just went in my back yard and in our community and picked them, return home and made the jelly. Its so delicious and its also my husbands favourite jam. I hope this helps, chat soon.
I believe dog berries are the berries from Mountain Ash trees. Also known as Rowan berries. Very popular tree in towns and cities
Hi Lynai: I believe I heard my dad say that before, thank you for sharing this with us. Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by. Bonita
What is a chuck of ginger??
Hi Rosemary: Thank you for your question, a chuck of ginger is a fresh piece of ginger you can buy in the grocery store in the produce dept. Just cut the peel off and put a chuck of the ginger into the boiler while it is boiling and the flavour of that will infuse the dogberry jelly. Because dogberries are sour and if you wish to have a sweet and sour taste with a hint of ginger it will be lovely. I hope this answers your question and enjoy. 🙂 Bonita
I tried the recipe for your dogberry jelly but it didn’t set. It remained a liquid. I was wondering why??
Hi Danny, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I’m not to sure. But if you followed all the steps and added the right amount of sugar to juice it should have sat for you. The only thing is maybe you needed to let it boil a little longer, so if you wish you can remove them from the bottles and start to boil on them again so they will set. The only thing is you will have to clean your bottles again and have them warm before refilling them, also do the spoon check before filling your bottles. All the best and thank you 🙂 Bonita
Hi Bonita,
I’ve got my dogberries picked and getting ready to try your recipe, I’m wondering how big is a chuck of ginger.
I love your recipes, keep up the awesome work.
Tracy
Hi Tracy, Thank you once again for enjoying our website and videos, we so appreciate your support and messages. I’m thinking I just answered your question in the last message, but if I don’t answer after 24 hours email me at [email protected] sometimes I don’t see the messages. Have a lovely day…:) Bonita
Hi Bonita,
Just wondering what size are the ginger chucks. I have my dogberries picked and ready to start the jelly. Thanks a bunch, keep up the awesome work. Both my husband and I love your website. Cheers..from a very proud Newfoundlander..
Tracy
Hi Tracy. Thank you for your message and for stopping by, the size of the ginger piece would depend on you. If you like it hotter or mild, If its just a taste of ginger you would like just put one chuck the size of a tbsp spoon. If you like more taste the liquid as it boils and if you like more add it in. We hope you enjoy the dogberry jam and have a lovely day. 🙂 Bonita