Aronia juice: what it is, how to make it and what to do with it.

[@berrybelievers]

Thanks so much for featuring our Superberries Aroniaberry Concentrate. We also sell Organic Frozen Aroniaberries grown in Minnesota and Aroniaberry Gummy Chews.

[@richardstevens3461]

My friend calls them dirt berries. I love em. Reduced and sweetened they remind me of elderberries.

[@idlando]

Just did my first harvest in my garden. The initial plan was to cook, as a lot of people do (what people typically do, at least here in Norway). Guess it will be cold pressing now. Thanks for the video, useful!

[@foragerchef4141]

You can cook them too, you might now mind it. I’d try both ways so you can compare.

[@idlando]

@foragerchef4141 ended up with cold pressing the first batch, after a week in the freezer. Followed a recipe that recommended 500ml water, 30 grams sugar per 500 grams of berries. That worked so well that I just processed the rest the same way. Also, it seems like a few days of storage kinda rounds off the flavour a bit. I may try less sugar next time.

[@coryschnaufer]

I’ve got three young Viking Aronia bushes planted in my yard. Looking for ideas as they’re ripening now! Thanks.

[@paleoanonymous9026]

I moved to a different area and will be able to forage Chickasaw Plums. Any ideas on the best way to use them?

[@DiannasHomestead]

Can you put them in a juicer? And also can you make sorbet with it? Tfs

[@foragerchef4141]

Maybe in a juicer. But it will take a lot of them and it will be a mess. I haven’t tried it. Sorbet will be great.

[@DiannasHomestead]

@@foragerchef4141 Thanks for the reply 👍🏼

[@Sheepdog1314]

called chokeberry here, because it'll pucker you

[@audio323]

What does it taste like ?

[@foragerchef4141]

Purple Skittles. /s

[@audio323]

@foragerchef4141 not s/ ... what does it taste like ?

[@foragerchef4141]

@@audio323 I taste and describe it at the end of the video to contrast the cold pressed juice with the infusion, but I could have probably done a better job of being more specific. It The cold pressed juice starts out tannic and tart and will remind you of balsamic reduction. Finishes with a dark, ripe fruit flavor I'd compare to elderberries, but more rounded and rich, notes of cherry and apple, probably due to the fact that they're all of the plants in the Rosaceae family.

[@rellimarual]

Nasty

[@foragerchef4141]

@@rellimarual you nasty

[@graemefisher11]

Aronia lipstick!