Editing Berry (section)

== Culinary significance ==
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=== Use in baked goods ===
[[File:Best Blueberry Pie with Foolproof Pie Dough.jpg|thumb|Blueberry|alt=A slice of blueberry pie]]
[[File:Elderberry-jam.JPG|thumb|[[Elderberry]]|alt=Dark red jam on bread]]

Berries are commonly used in pies or [[tarts]], such as [[blueberry pie]], [[blackberry pie]], and [[strawberry pie]].

Berries are often used in baking, such as blueberry muffins, blackberry muffins, [[berry cobbler]]s, berry [[Crisp (dessert)|crisps]], berry cakes, berry [[Buckle (food)|buckles]], berry [[crumb cakes]], berry [[tea cakes]], and berry cookies.{{zwj}}<ref name=DesBerry>{{cite web|title=60 Berry desserts|url=http://www.marthastewart.com/274895/60-berry-desserts|website=Martha Stewart|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> Berries are commonly incorporated whole into the batter for baking, and care is often taken so as to not burst the berries. Frozen or dried berries may be preferable for some baked berry products.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Baking with Blueberries|url=http://www.blueberrycouncil.org/blueberry-cooking-tips/baking-blueberries/|website=U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Megan|title=Frozen Berries In Off-Season Baking: Should You Thaw Before Using?|url=http://www.thekitchn.com/bakers-tip-how-to-best-use-frozen-berries-for-offseason-baking-177519|website=[[The Kitchn]]|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fresh Fruit vs Frozen Fruit in baking recipes|url=http://bakingbites.com/2012/07/fresh-vs-frozen-fruit-in-baking-recipes/|website=Baking Bites|date=26 July 2012|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> Fresh berries are also often incorporated into baked berry desserts, sometimes with [[cream]], either as a filling to the dessert or as a topping.{{zwj}}<ref name=DesBerry />

=== Beverages ===
Berries are often added to water and/or [[fruit juice|juiced]], as in [[cranberry juice]], which accounts for 95% of cranberry crop usage,{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Geisler|first1=Malinda|title=Cranberries Profile|url=http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/cranberries-profile/|website=AgMRC|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> [[blueberry]] juice, [[raspberry juice]], [[goji berry]] juice, [[acai]] juice, [[aronia berry]] juice, and [[strawberry]] juice.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beck|first1=Margery A.|title=Aronia berry gaining market foothold in U.S.|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/12/aronia-berry-gaining-market-foothold-in-us/12571761/|website=USA Today|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fruit Juices|url=http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/by-region/united-states/fruit-juices/?id=1410083148489|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204215009/http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/by-region/united-states/fruit-juices/?id=1410083148489|archive-date=4 December 2014|website=Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> [[Wine]] is the principal [[alcoholic beverage]] made from berries{{nbsp}}(grapes). [[Fruit wine]]s are commonly made out of other berries. In most cases, sugars must be added to the berry juices in the process of [[chaptalization]] to increase the alcohol content of the wine.{{zwj}}{{citation needed|reason= Need sourcing for necessity & prevalence of chaptalization |date=March 2025}} [[Fruit wine#List of fruits and plants used to make fruit wine|Examples of fruit wines made from berries]] include: elderberry wine, strawberry wine, blueberry wine, blackberry wine, redcurrant wine, huckleberry wine, goji wine and cranberry wine.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=John|title=How to make Blackberry Wine and Whisky|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/aug/31/how-make-blackberry-wine-whisky|website=The Guardian|date=31 August 2011|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kime|first1=Robert|title=Strawberry Wine|url=http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/berry/enologyvalueadded/evapdfs/strawberrywine.pdf|website=Berry Resources Cornell|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bring on the Blueberry Wine|url=http://www.winemag.com/Web-2012/Bring-on-the-Blueberry-Wine/|website=Wine Mag|date=19 September 2012|access-date=13 August 2015|archive-date=28 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128172037/http://www.winemag.com/Web-2012/Bring-on-the-Blueberry-Wine/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rudebeck|first1=Clare|title=A berry nice vintage: It's time to rediscover the ancient art of fermenting fruit wines|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/a-berry-nice-vintage-its-time-to-rediscover-the-ancient-art-of-fermenting-fruit-wines-1784404.html|newspaper= [[The Independent (newspaper)|The Independent]] |access-date=13 August 2015|archive-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824164748/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/a-berry-nice-vintage-its-time-to-rediscover-the-ancient-art-of-fermenting-fruit-wines-1784404.html |language=en-uk }}</ref> Berries are used in some [[styles of beer]], particularly [[framboise]] (made with raspberry) and other fruit [[lambic]]s.

=== Dried ===
[[File:Dried berries.jpg|thumb|Various [[Dried fruit|dried berries]]]]
[[Zante currant|Currants]], [[raisins]] and [[sultana (grape)|sultanas]] are examples of dried grape berries, and many other commercially important berries are available in dried form.

=== Fruit preserves ===
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Berries are perishable fruits with a short shelf life, and are often preserved by [[dried fruit|drying]], [[frozen food|freezing]], [[pickling]] or making [[fruit preserves]]. Berries such as [[blackberry]], [[blueberry]], [[boysenberry]], [[Lingonberry jam|lingonberry]], [[loganberry]],{{zwj}}<ref name="Taylor & Francis 2014 p. 121">{{cite book | title=The Jam Book | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-317-84605-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eyGsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 | page=121}}</ref> [[raspberry]], and [[strawberry]] are often used in jams and jellies. In the United States, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] were "the first to make preserves from blueberries".{{zwj}}<ref name="Grotto 2007 p. 53"/>

=== Other usages ===
Chefs have created quick pickled soft fruit, such as blackberries,{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Satterfield|first1=Steven|title=Spiced and Pickled Blackberries|url=http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spiced-and-pickled-blackberries|website=Food and Wine|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> strawberries,{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Brady|first1=Tara|title=Pickled Strawberry Preserves|url=http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2015/06/pickled-strawberry-preserves-recipe/|website=david lebovitz|date=29 June 2015|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> and blueberries.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kord|first1=Tyler|title=Pickled Blueberries|url=http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Pickled-Blueberries|website=[[Saveur]]|date=15 April 2011|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> Strawberries can be battered and quickly fried in a [[deep fryer]].{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Deep Fried Strawberries|url=http://www.driscolls.com/recipes/view/7474/Deep-Fried-Strawberries|website=[[Driscoll's]]|access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fortune|first1=Fia|title=Deep-Fried Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries|url=http://forkable.net/2013/07/02/deep-fried-cheesecake-stuffed-strawberries/|website=[[Forkable]]|date=2 July 2013 |access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=21 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821135616/http://forkable.net/2013/07/02/deep-fried-cheesecake-stuffed-strawberries/}}</ref> Sauces made from berries, such as cranberry sauce, can be frozen until hard, battered, and deep fried.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deen|first1=Paula|author-link=Paula Deen|title=Cranberry Sauce fritters recipe|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/deep-fried-cranberry-sauce-fritters-recipe.html|website=[[Foodnetwork.com]]|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042646/http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/deep-fried-cranberry-sauce-fritters-recipe.html}}</ref> Cranberry sauce is a traditional food item for [[Thanksgiving]], and similar sauces can be made from many other berries such as blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and huckleberries.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deen|first1=Paula|title=Leopold's Huckleberry Sauce|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/leopolds-huckleberry-sauce-recipe.html|website=Food Network.com|access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Currah|first1=Allice|title=Simple Homemade Blackberry Sauce|url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/kitchenexplorers/2013/08/15/simple-homemade-blackberry-sauce/|website=PBS.org|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=11 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911180232/http://www.pbs.org/parents/kitchenexplorers/2013/08/15/simple-homemade-blackberry-sauce/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lagasse|first1=Emeril|author-link=Emeril Lagasse|title=Raspberry Sauce|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/raspberry-sauce-recipe.html|website=Food Network.com|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820072015/http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/raspberry-sauce-recipe.html|archive-date=20 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect Cranberry Sauce|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/perfect-cranberry-sauce-recipe.html|website=Food Network.com|access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Garten|first1=Ina|author-link=Ina Garten|title=Baked Blintzes with Fresh Blueberry Sauce|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/baked-blintzes-with-fresh-blueberry-sauce-recipe.html|website=Food Network.com|access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref>