Pick over the blackberries, cook until soft, adding about 150ml (5fl oz) of water (or water and lemon juice) if the berries are dry. If the blackberries are frozen, omit the water. Put the ...

boil them with sugar and white vinegar to make a vinaigrette for salads, or make blackberry-infused gin or vodka. Look for crab apple trees, wild apples found in woodland and hedgerows ...