Mulberry tree

glatt · 05-24-2010, 12:32 PM

We have a Mulberry tree in our back yard. I've always viewed it as kind of a pest (hey, that gives me an idea) because the berries fall all over the ground and then you track them into the house on the soles of your shoes even if you wipe your feet. Plus the birds come and shit their black mulberry shits all over everything.

I've eaten a berry or two off the tree and they taste fine. Not great like a raspberry or blackberry, but not too bad. Has anyone here ever done anything with mulberries or know what sort of thing I might be able to do with them?

I'm hoping to change my perception of this tree as being a pain in the ass for two or three weeks out of the year to being a bountiful provider of food for my family.

I'm assuming I can spread some old sheets on the ground or even get up in the tree on a ladder and pick berries. But then what should I do with them? Does anyone here have any experience with them?

jinx · 05-24-2010, 12:40 PM

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*First time I wrote this post and hit Post Quick Reply it just didn't show up. I thought I had noticed this happening before but wasn't positive. Sure of it this time. Anyone else have this happen?

classicman · 05-24-2010, 12:42 PM

OMG - Mulberrys are great to eat! Freeze them, then eat them as a nice cold snack, put them on your cereal or even make jelly/jam with them - even wine.

Wait, no they aren't any good - just get a bunch and ship them to me. I'll discard them for you.

squirell nutkin · 05-24-2010, 01:44 PM

Jelly + Donut = Jelly Donut

You can also get an enormous jar, fill it with clean berries and then fill it with vodka. Put it in a dark place for several months, then pour off the vodka into a clean bottle. Mash the berries and let the remaining liquid drip through some muslin. May take overnight or quicker if you have a press.

Add sugar or not. nice taste.

spudcon · 05-24-2010, 04:38 PM

Let your silkworms eat the leaves.

kerosene · 05-24-2010, 05:36 PM

mulberry jam is yumm.

squirell nutkin · 05-24-2010, 06:49 PM

Since your tomatoes are probably going to shit the bed start looking into mulberrry ketchup recipes...

HungLikeJesus · 05-24-2010, 06:54 PM

Use the gardencam to get video of the monkey chasing the weasel.

squirell nutkin · 05-24-2010, 07:15 PM

audibly lolled

Tulip · 05-24-2010, 11:51 PM

I did a search on mulberry tree and found out that's what we got here. Unfortunately, it got so dirty (all those berries being stepped on as Glatt pointed out) that someone chopped the tree down.

glatt · 06-18-2010, 01:08 PM

Update:
I didn't do anything with the mulberries, and now the tree has stopped producing them for this season.

Pete Zicato · 06-18-2010, 01:17 PM

Another problem solved by the miracle of procrastination. It's my favorite super-power.

classicman · 06-18-2010, 01:45 PM

lol - seriously glatt - get the kids out there next year and collect a few pints. Freeze them and you'll all enjoy a nice sweet healthier treat outta the freezer.

DanaC · 06-18-2010, 01:52 PM

Mulberries are lovely. They make great tarts.

squirell nutkin · 06-18-2010, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Another problem solved by the miracle of procrastination. It's my favorite super-power.

Cackling back at you, dar.

05-24-2010, 12:32 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Mulberry tree We have a Mulberry tree in our back yard. I've always viewed it as kind of a pest (hey, that gives me an idea) because the berries fall all over the ground and then you track them into the house on the soles of your shoes even if you wipe your feet. Plus the birds come and shit their black mulberry shits all over everything. I've eaten a berry or two off the tree and they taste fine. Not great like a raspberry or blackberry, but not too bad. Has anyone here ever done anything with mulberries or know what sort of thing I might be able to do with them? I'm hoping to change my perception of this tree as being a pain in the ass for two or three weeks out of the year to being a bountiful provider of food for my family. I'm assuming I can spread some old sheets on the ground or even get up in the tree on a ladder and pick berries. But then what should I do with them? Does anyone here have any experience with them? Last edited by glatt; 05-24-2010 at 12:45 PM.

05-24-2010, 12:40 PM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Wine Pie *First time I wrote this post and hit Post Quick Reply it just didn't show up. I thought I had noticed this happening before but wasn't positive. Sure of it this time. Anyone else have this happen? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-24-2010, 12:42 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	OMG - Mulberrys are great to eat! Freeze them, then eat them as a nice cold snack, put them on your cereal or even make jelly/jam with them - even wine. Wait, no they aren't any good - just get a bunch and ship them to me. I'll discard them for you. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-24-2010, 01:44 PM	#4
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Jelly + Donut = Jelly Donut You can also get an enormous jar, fill it with clean berries and then fill it with vodka. Put it in a dark place for several months, then pour off the vodka into a clean bottle. Mash the berries and let the remaining liquid drip through some muslin. May take overnight or quicker if you have a press. Add sugar or not. nice taste. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-24-2010, 04:38 PM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Let your silkworms eat the leaves. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-24-2010, 05:36 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	mulberry jam is yumm.

05-24-2010, 06:49 PM	#7
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Since your tomatoes are probably going to shit the bed start looking into mulberrry ketchup recipes... __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-24-2010, 06:54 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Use the gardencam to get video of the monkey chasing the weasel. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-24-2010, 07:15 PM	#9
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	audibly lolled __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-24-2010, 11:51 PM	#10
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I did a search on mulberry tree and found out that's what we got here. Unfortunately, it got so dirty (all those berries being stepped on as Glatt pointed out) that someone chopped the tree down.

06-18-2010, 01:08 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Update: I didn't do anything with the mulberries, and now the tree has stopped producing them for this season.

06-18-2010, 01:17 PM	#12
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Another problem solved by the miracle of procrastination. It's my favorite super-power. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

06-18-2010, 01:45 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	lol - seriously glatt - get the kids out there next year and collect a few pints. Freeze them and you'll all enjoy a nice sweet healthier treat outta the freezer. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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