Berlin Nights

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Exactly what the nights in a metropolis are like: Sometimes sweet and relishable. And sometimes many shades of midnight blue (with the Ingredient Special on Blackberries, Rcp# 47).

Ingredients for ‘Berlin Nights’

  • 200g blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 50 g caper apples in a jar (caper apples are large capers with stalks)
  • 50 g dates (sliced after refrigeration)
  • 70 ml caper water (based on vinegar)
  • 150 – 200 g coconut sugar
  • 1 large ‘toe’ of fresh ginger (juicy)
  • ½ teaspoon dried ginger powder
  • 2 tablespoons apricot syrup
  • freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon Bear’s Garlic Salt

Preparations for ‘Berlin Nights’

  1. Drain the caper apples in a saucepan and add the same amount of boiling water. Add the date slices and bring to a boil.
  2. Add the caper apples without stems, ginger (fresh and dried), apricot syrup, nutmeg and salt. Stir well, then turn off the heat and remove the pot from the stove.
  3. Add the blackberries and blend until there are no pieces left.
  4. Add coconut blossom sugar and stir well until completely dissolved.
  5. Place the saucepan back on the stove and heat the mixture in the saucepan until it begins to boil, stirring constantly. Then lower the heat, let simmer for 3 minutes and remove from the heat to cool completely. Pour into jars after cooling (Pay attention to temperature difference and safe standing! Put on a damp cloth before pouring hot liquid into jars!) Store in the refrigerator for up to a week. If you have too much left over and no barbecue party in sight to use it, you can also freeze it (thaw in the fridge, do not put in the microwave, it will stick and burn).

Side Notes:

  1. You might be a bit disappointed that ‘Berlin Nights’ is ‘only’ about a spicy blackberry relish. Well, as usual, the summer slump has to be filled 😉 But don’t worry: If you like it more juicy and dangerous, you can always switch to today’s other post. Which is the second episode of the third story about the love affair between a cucumber and a starfruit in a world of crime and deceit [‘Salty & Cara – Purple Peak 2’].

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