Black Mulberry Syrup : The Many Uses of Mulberries

Hello friends,

We had a lot of ripe mulberries yesterday when I went to pick roses in my field.

Most of the time, the mulberry season starts two weeks before my son's birthday. That means I'll have to go through all of my mulberry recipes and get ready for them.

Mulberries are very fragile. They look like a long raspberry with less noticeable seeds. Unless you get a really nice tree, they're not very sweet. Mulberries grow on an old rail bed next to our field. This is where we first saw the fruit. We would drive, leaving the kids on their carpets, and go in through the window to get them. There were purple hands and faces. I will never forget them. This field has become a forest over time, and now we don't have to go anywhere to get food.

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The black mulberry tree comes from Persia, which is now the country of modern Iran. It works well in North America.

This is one of the types of mulberry: black (Morus nigra), network (Ulmus rubra), and white (Ulmus sylvestris) (Morus alba).

We have one Black mulberry tree at home. I also found a white mulberry near a nearby drain. People in China used white mulberries as food for silkworms. They were a big part of the silk trade. The fruit is purple in color and tastes and looks better to me than a black mulberry.

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It is interesting when a plant has been spread across ancient trade routes and still has a place to live far from where it was born. The mulberry tree isn't any different. There's a lot of fruit on the counter, but it doesn't stay there for a week. You should eat it or make something right away. For smoothies and fruit smoothies, whole berries can be frozen and used. Many people dry them.

It's not easy for fruit to transport, so why did ancient people need to pass it around? The answer is found in all the other ways this tree helps people live.

The bark, berries, and leaves of different mulberry varieties have been used for centuries in a variety of ways. Black mulberry balsam is laxative, blood tonic and anti-inflammatory. They are also antioxidants and contain vitamins A, B, and C.

The leaves are antibacterial and are great during respiratory incontinence as they can induce sweating and eliminate fever, while also encouraging the expulsion of congestion in the lungs. The stems are anti-rheumatic and pain relievers. In addition, the root bark is used to relieve cough or support healthy blood pressure.

Red mulberry is our North American native and was originally used by Native Americans. One of its most important features was as an anthelmintic, specifically repelling tape worms.

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These berries are an absolute favorite to eat in our house. I love them in simple berry chunks, added to smoothies, and made into drinks. Here's an recipe for delicious summer drink.

The recipe for Mulberry Syrup is shown here.
From ancient times these shrubs are being used to cool the body in the summer. People drink them to be refreshed. They are a fruit syrup that has been preserved with vinegar and can be mixed with water or alcohol to make a drink. They are still a favorite snack and can be enjoyed by the pool.

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Ingredients

• One cup of mulberry juice

• a cup of organic sugar

• Red wine vinegar

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Preparation Steps

A bowl is the best place to mix up the sugar with the mulberries and then smash them together.

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Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for 24 hours. Then take it out.

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Strain the juice through a jelly bag or a fine mesh strainer to get rid of the pulp.

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Add a little vinegar to the juice to make it taste better.

You can then put the soup in a mason jar and store it in the fridge for up to a week.

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This shrub (fruit syrup) can be mixed with soda water or your favorite liquor to make a tasty drink.

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