Blackberry Food Coloring or Fabric Dye
This dye is purple in color.
For food coloring
What's needed
1/2 cup blackberries
water to cover
Let's make it
If you can, freeze berries overnight. Combine the blackberries and water in the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Crush the berries and simmer for 15 more minutes. Strain the mixture and save the berries for another recipe.
Or for a deeper color, juice the frozen berries in a juicer, if you have one.
For dye
What's needed
2 cups blackberries
1 quart water
Let's make it
If you can, freeze berries overnight. Combine the blackberries and water in the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Crush the berries and simmer for 15 more minutes. Strain the mixture and save the berries for another recipe.