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Fermented Mulberry Preserves: A Beginner Guide to Lacto-Fermentation with Mulberries

· April 8, 2026
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Mulberry cultivars including Black Beauty, Chinook, Illini Star, and Ozark Premier each bring distinctive flavor profiles to the kitchen. Fermented mulberry preserves represent a time-honored preservation method that maximizes the potential of the fruit harvest and offers new ways to use mulberries year-round. When I first planted my mulberry trees, I never imagined I’d end … Read more

Mulberry Wine vs Mulberry Juice: Why Fermentation Transforms the Flavor Completely

· April 6, 2026
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During my opening years managing mulberry trees on this property, I made just about every rookie mistake possible: I’d let whole branches worth of ripe fruit drop and rot untouched, the deck took on permanent dark stains I’m still trying to scrub away, and the ground beneath my Pakistan variety was basically a mulberry compost … Read more