There’s not a lot of examples of delicious things to make with rowanberries on this site. I’ve tried to make a lot of different things from rowanberries (Sorbus americana) and most of those things were failures. The berries are incredibly tannic and bitter, with a strong flavor most people will find offensive. Schnapps (along with…
Rowan Berries
Classic Rowanberry Jelly
Rowanberries / mountain ash berries (Sorbus americana) are one of the more difficult fruits to work with I know of. At first I really, really wanted to find ways to use the fruits that made use of the entire fruit, and, yeah, it’s difficult. But, traditional rowan jelly is supposedly a good condiment for game,…
Rowan Berry-Apple Jam
The rowan berries will be ready soon. Last year I shared my favorite method for preserving them in syrup, which makes them taste a bit like cranberries, and curbs their bitterness so much you can eat them right from the jar, after a while. Sometimes I don’t want to wait. Also, gathering food for the…
Rowanberries
I love ingredients with a story. This past year, rowan berries gave me that, I mean it’s not every ingredient you read up on people say you can cast magic spells with, right?. If you dig around a little online, you’ll see glimpses of their history, especially in the old Celtic and Anglo Saxon traditions…
