In the hot summer months cool off with the icy blackberry sorbet. It”s a great way to cool down and take advantage of blackberries while they”re in season.

About This Recipe

Related State Legislature.

Senate Bill 163 designated the Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, as the official fruit of the State of Alabama.”

“The blackberry is named and designated as the official fruit of Kentucky. Effective: July 13, 2004. Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.

Blackberry Sorbet

(Sorbete de Zarzamora)
State Fruit of Alabama and Kentucky

Cooking and Preparation Time: 10 hours

Servings: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1-1/2 pounds frozen unsweetened blackberries, thawed, juices reserved
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 small watermelon
• 16 fresh blackberries

Directions

1. Stir sugar and 1 cup water in small saucepan.
2. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 1 minute.
3. Transfer syrup to large bowl. Chill until syrup is cold, about 3 hours.
4. Working in batches, pureé blackberries with juices and cold syrup in blender until smooth.
5. Strain into another large bowl; discard seeds.
6. Stir in lemon juice.
7. Process berry mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer”s instructions. Transfer sorbet to container; cover and freeze until firm, about 6 hours. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.)
8. Using large spoon, scoop out flesh from a watermelon, leaving the rind intact and forming bowl (reserve melon for another use or serve alongside the sorbet, if desired).
9. Drain excess juice from watermelon bowl.
10. Cover and chill watermelon bowl until cold.
11. Scoop sorbet into watermelon bowl, and garnish with fresh blackberries.

Delicious Blackberries for You

Image courtesy of the Laden Table of Shacklewell

Blackberries are a hearty vine.  Their thorns protect them from wildlife that would otherwise eat their fruit.  However, one of the recent hybrids, the Triple Crown, is thornless. 

With or without modern variations though, the blackberry has been a popular plant for centuries.  The Greeks and Romans both used them for medicinal purposes, however, popular English folklore prohibits the eating of blackberries after the 29th of September.  It’s said that on that day, St. Michaelmas, the devil comes by and tramples on the blackberries making them inedible.  The legend probably developed because blackberries are in season from May to August, and by late September the berries have molded or rotted on the vines.

Respective Legislature.

Senate Bill 163 designated the Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, as the official fruit of the State of Alabama.”

“The blackberry is named and designated as the official fruit of Kentucky. Effective: July 13, 2004

History: Created 2004 Kentucky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.

Blackberry Pancakes

Alabama and Kentucky State Fruit

Ingredients

• 1 cup blackberries
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions for Blackberry Pancakes

1. Beat eggs until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in buttermilk and soda.
3. Sift flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating well to make a thin batter.
5. Add blackberries and butter.
6. Fry on a hot buttered griddle until puffy and golden brown, turning cake only once. Serve very hot.

-Recipe from Larriland Farms

Delicious Blackberry Pancakes for You