I made salmonberry jam the other night as a test run. It turned out well and I eat it every day on my lunch sandwiches. Yummy! I am actually surprised because very few of the natives know how to make jam. They all love it, but do not know how. Weird. And it is weird because one of the Yup'ik Facebook pages I follow was talking about jam and had the Yup'ik word for salmonberry jam as an image. Must be a location thing.
This is how I freeze berries. A single layer on a baking sheet. The salmonberries are spaced so far apart because when they are naturally ripe, they get juicy and end up sticking together in the freezer. Current berry inventory plus a bag of salmonberry juice. Maybe I will use it for jelly or something. I made salmonberry jam the other night as a test run. It turned out well and I eat it every day on my lunch sandwiches. Yummy! I am actually surprised because very few of the natives know how to make jam. They all love it, but do not know how. Weird. And it is weird because one of the Yup'ik Facebook pages I follow was talking about jam and had the Yup'ik word for salmonberry jam as an image. Must be a location thing. This is Akutaq from our pot luck last week. Just salmonberries, sugar, and Crisco. I guess in Hooper Bay, using fish in akutaq is not as popular as other neighboring villages. But some kids who came over last week told me they like to add mashed potatoes to theirs. Ummm. Unsure what to think. I am not as adventurous as I would like to be. I cannot get myself to try akutaq, even without the fish added. I just see the Crisco and cannot do it. The natives usually just laugh. Thankfully at least one of the PA's has openly stated that he has no taste for it either, and the other male PA is too much of a health nut to ever eat Crisco.
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