I Climbed a Mountain to Make THIS!

Today I headed up the mountain to forage beautyberries, then I headed into the kitchen to make beautyberry jelly!

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[PippyKatStamper]

Several years back I was in taking an art class in a quaint old town in north Florida. During our lunch break on the first day, I took a walk around the town to take photos of all the interesting architecture, beach, store fronts, etc... Something "reddish/purple" caught my eye at the end of an alley as I walked by. I turned around, walked down the alley a few feet and the entire alley was FULL of Beautyberry bushes!!! At the time, I had no idea what they were. I asked everyone I saw if they knew the name of the gorgeous berry bush and surprisingly no one knew the bushes were there!! Did some research when I returned home and discovered they were indeed named Beautyberries! Wish I had known about harvesting and making jelly at the time. I could of had a feast - LOL!! Thank you for sharing your expertise and reminding me how beautiful they really are!!

[AngelaM-ye]

Hello, never heard of Beauty berries nor have I ever seen jars like this before. This is what i love about your channel. I always see something new, learn something new and then go to your website and find all kinds of new things to try. Thank you so much for your video and have a wonderful day.

[donnadickson]

We have beauty berries all over our property here in central Florida. They truly are a gift from God for us!

[pattybrown]

Beauty berries grow wild EVERYWHERE here in South Georgia. Didn't know they were safe to eat! Thank you. 💜

[carolsferra]

is so cool!!!! What a labor of love....climbing a mountain to pick the berries!!!!

[kayeeiland]

Pretty basket ! Pretty jars !
Thank you for letting us keep you company !

[cbass]

I’ve never heard of them, or seen them before? Thank you for showing me! 😄♥️

[debbienielsen]

I think I have several of these in my backyard! I hope it’s the same plant.

[bettytrotman]

Please do more videos like this from wild things. Would love to know how

[TweetyBirdFan]

Yes! I would love to try them. They look beautiful 😍

[fourdayhomestead]

Yum. Love your channel, newsletter & website. 😊 Blessings from my northern homestead to yours.

[teresadaniels]

Hi Constance the botanical name for Beauty Berries is Callicarpa Bodinieri. It’s from the family Lamiaceae. Hope this helps. Great content as always. From Wales (UK).

[kathyhughes]

Do they only grow in southern states? I live in MN. I've never seen or heard of them. I am a messianic believer. Was so happy to find you on you tube. Enjoy everything you do. Especially your Torah readings/teachings. Blessings to you. I'm just learning about foraging, tinctures, salves, etc.

[thestickerfarm]

When I was a kid in upstate NY at Lake Ontario we had those kind of rocky out crops. Had to be careful when climbing around them because the copperheads liked to sleep in the nooks and crannies. I encountered one while exploring, scared the bejabers out of me. Didn’t strike at me, I was lucky. Be cautious.

[jacquiesuper]

I have printed so so many of your recipes. They are all just delicious. I will go back and put my 5 star rating on them. Love your channel Constance. I wish I could find some beauty berries somewhere. Looks delicious.

[bcarol]

Have beauty berry everywhere in my woods. Mamma deer bring their babies to forage. Good to know about the leaves being bug repellent. The jelly is just a bit too much sugar for our house. If I had clotted cream I might make an exception for my biscuits.

[laurajeffcoat]

I have known about beauty berries my whole life but no one ever said they were edible. We were cautioned that they were poisonous. Again this is the reason I watch your channel Constance I learned something new almost every time🤗💓💕💞

[deltorres]

I was gifted a American beauty Berry last year. It’s still in a pot because I’m relocating and doing the garden so I haven’t figured out where to put it exactly but it does like the sun and where I have it on the side of my house right now it does like it, but I need to put it in ground because I want to get the canes to spread out for next year to have a better Might take a couple years for me to get a whole bunch to make some jelly
But I was thinking, can you pull a stem and propagate it with some hormones or something maybe try that and then you can or if you can uproot that one that was closer by so you could put it in your garden area but somewheres sunny 🌱

[teresawommack]

Never seen these before, very pretty berry. Always enjoy your videos Miss. Arkansas. Hugs.

[peggetennant]

A lovely jelly. I think it was worth the hike and the canning. I enjoyed this.