Hello Glamour Canners,
When ever I see blackberries ripening, I get that little jolt of excitement because I know that Autumn is nearing. I love the summer, and it has been a wonderful summer. It has been filled with many long, warm, dazzling days, but Autumn… Autumn is my true love and I can feel it approaching. It makes me smile. Picking blackberries; those dark, warm, juicy-sweet berries, that slight musty, almost wine- like smell of the fruit makes me do the happy dance.
Beautiful Berries
After picking them I just put them in a big bowl and admired them.
Berries in Bowl
Then I transferred some to a small bowl and decided to make some blackberry lemonade.
Blackberry Lemonade
During the summer months I always keep a light simple syrup in the refrigerator so fresh lemonade is easy.
Simple Syrup
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
Boil together, cool and store in air-tight container in the fridge.
Fill tall glass with ice. Squeeze juice from one lemon. Add juice and 1/2 of the empty lemon rind to the glass. Fill with simple syrup, add a handful of berries and stir.
Berry-toasted-walnut salad
Fresh berries are so nice in a salad. Here, I paired sweet soft berries, with sun-dried tomatoes and toasted walnuts. It went nicely with honey mustard dressing.
Honey Mustard Dressing:
- one cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup mustard
- 1/4 cup honey
- salt & pepper
- two TBSP milk
Blend all ingredients in small bowl. Add more or less milk according to how thin you like your dressing.
I hope you enjoy this simple, yet glamorous lemonade and salad.
Until next week, “Keep the Glamour Going.”
Cindi