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Questions tagged [blueberries]

Blueberries are a berry of the Vaccinum plant (blueberry bush). Berries are pea-sized, round, and usually dark blue or indigo in color. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with blueberries as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include blueberries, but are not focused on blueberries, should not use this tag.

Blueberries are a berry of the Vaccinum plant (blueberry bush). Berries are pea-sized, round, and usually dark blue or indigo in color. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with blueberries as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include blueberries, but are not focused on blueberries, should not use this tag.

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How can I turn my muffin batter into the natural blue color from blueberries?

I'm trying to make blueberry muffins, and I will be folding the blueberries into the batter as well. How can I turn the batter slightly blue without adding excess blueberries? The recipe i'm using calls for 1 1/2 cup of blueberries.
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What is the best way to clean bulk blueberries?

This question has been asked before but only with respect to washing a small container. We have a friend who runs fruit stands in the summer and we typically get 10 pounds of blueberries at a time from him. Before freezing or eating, they need to…
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Low-fat quark plus blended blueberries -- texture changes over night?

I tried to prepare my own blueberry quark by blending (about 200g) of (European) blueberries and gently mixing the result with 500g of low-fat quark. Season to taste with sugar. The result is nice -- but not after a night in the fridge! The next…
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Which type of blueberry for making jam?

If I want to make blueberry jam, which type of blueberry should I use? I just bought a pack of blueberry, but I found that the flesh/pulp of them is not blue, but light green in color. When people say "blue"berry, do they mean the color of the skin…
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Frozen/Defrosted blueberries

I bought a bag of frozen blueberries 4 days ago. They have been out of the fridge for 2 days. They look good and there is no mold. Are they still good to use?
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Are berries acidic enough they must be on top, not within, panna cotta?

Item 1 Panna cotta (cream, gelatin, perhaps sugar) Item 2 berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries) Stores usually sell panna cotta with the berries on top. Is this just because it is more presentable, or is there a technical…
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What fruits, vegetables, raw meats, or spices are naturally blue?

So, here's an odd question. A few years ago, my home ed. teacher told us that she would not eat anything that is colored blue. it's unnatural. Thinking on this, I confronted her about blueberries. She argued that blueberries are purple. Okay. What…
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Can jam be made from frozen berries?

During summer months, I love buying fresh raspberries and blueberries. I often don't manage to work through the whole punnet, so I freeze the last few berries before they go off. Now the berries have piled up and I'm not so sure if it would work to…
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Thawed frozen blueberries inside cake roll?

I would like to put frozen, thawed blueberries inside a red velvet cake roll filled with cream cheese icing. I am concerned that the blueberries may "bleed" or just look a mess instead of having the red white and blue look I am hoping for. Has…
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How to fix the consistency of blueberry jam?

I had purchased a jar of %70 fruit blueberry jam. After consuming about %25 percent of it, I added into the jar some blueberries (10-15) that I purchased recently and I mixed it. A day after, the jam has become very very runny. What shall I do to…
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Could antioxidants be lost significantly during drying of blueberries or mulberries?

I heard that blueberries and mulberries contain antioxidants beneficial for human beings, such as anthocyanins, or oligomer proantho cyanidins. I was wondering if there is a lot of nutrient difference between their raw or dried versions. Could…
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