Bumblee's Preserves Whortleberry Jam 320g Jar

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Biedermann L, Mwinyi J, Scharl M, et al. Bilberry ingestion improves disease activity in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis - an open pilot study. J Crohns Colitis. 2013;7(4):271-9. doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.07.010

Vaccinia rubra, or red Wortle, is like the former in the manner of growing, but that the leaues are 〈◊〉 and harder, almost like the leaues of the Box tree, abiding greene all the Winter long: among which come forth small carnation floures, long and round, growing in clusters at the top of the branches: afterwhich succeed small berries, in shew and bignesse like the former, but that they are of an excellent red colour, and full of iuyce, of so orient and beautifull a purple to limne withall, that Indian Lacca is not to be compared thereunto, especially when this iuyce is prepared and dressed with Allom according to art, as my selfe haue proued by experience: the tast is rough and astringent: the root is of a wooddy substance.The red Wortle berry groweth in Westmerland at a place called Crosby Rauenswaith, where also doth grow the Wortle with the white berry, and in Lancashire also vpon Pendle 〈◊〉. I don’t need to wax lyrical about apples as everyone who has ever been near a grocery or supermarket is familiar with them. That said, modern cultivars are large, juicy and sweet. Wild apples tend to be small, hard and very, very sour. Try a true crab apple and, to quote a friend of mine, “it’ll turn your face inside out!”. Crab and feral apples do contain a good amount of pectin though, which will help set any jam or jelly. So, if you are out and about foraging for other berries, don’t forget the apples… Crab and other feral apples can be gathered for their pectin and added to other fruits to make some great jams or jellies. Photo: Paul Kirtley. The group contains around 450 species, most of which live in the cooler and more westerly parts of the northern hemisphere. However, a few are found south of the equator. Just to complete the picture of horticultural confusion, many of these species can hybridise – and then goodness only knows what you’d call them!

If you don’t fancy trudging to the more remote parts of Exmoor with a basket in hand then there are a few other ways to enjoy the Whortleberry without the hard work. Brendon Hill Crafts Whortleberry JamRegional names include blaeberry (Scotland), urts or hurts (Cornwall and Devon), [4] hurtleberry, [5] myrtleberry, [6] wimberry, whinberry, winberry, [7] and fraughan. [8] Distribution and habitat [ edit ] Vaccinium myrtillus in Turkey. The tartness of red currantes comes from the acidity of the fruit, which contain, amongst other acids, a significant amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), with a concentration of about 40mg/100g fruit. Another reason red currants are easily missed is that they tend to be hidden in the darker, damper parts of the woods, often found in association with alder, Alnus glutinosa. The red currant plant is a deciduous shrub, with the woody cane-like stems remaining dormant over the winter. Khoo HE, Azlan A, Tang ST, Lim SM. Anthocyanidins and anthocyanins: colored pigments as food, pharmaceutical ingredients, and the potential health benefits. Food Nutr Res. 2017;61(1):1361779. doi:10.1080/16546628.2017.1361779 In Sweden this berry is called lingon, where a pleasant cordial made from the berries is available. The unpleasant taste of the raw berries comes from the presence of both benzoic acid and oxalic acid. Cowberry or lingon has been an important wild berry for people of the north. Photo: Paul Kirtley.