Sugared Blackberries
From the pages of gourmet, jan 2008 magazine, page 81. Credits to the late edna lewis for teaching a friend to mash fruit with sugar for a sort of jam that some say keeps for a year if refrigerated. (tested for a month and still good)
Steps
Mash berries with sugar and salt in a bowl with a potato masher until berries are liquified and sugar dissolved.
Let stand , covered and chilled , 3 days to allow the flavours to blend , stirring once a day.
Ingredients
blackberries, sugar, kosher salt