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Mulberry Syrup

Silk is made by silkworms (caterpillars actually) and silkworms will only eat mulberry leaves. This means that the silk farm nearby has to grow mulberry plants and they sell mulberries – a happy bi-product of silk! I had lots of mulberries in my freezer from last mulberry season (February and March), but I need to defrost my freezer, so I decided to do something with those mulberries. This syrup doesn’t need refrigeration if it’s canned properly.

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