Fermented soda scraps

I've been making various berry sodas using gingerbug, a gallon at a time. So far I've made blueberry, wineberry,, Himalayan blackberry ( the longer bigger ones, dont do this as my roommate compaired the taste to soap), and a mix of black raspberry and wine berry. What do I do with all the leftover fruit that's strained out? I'm looking for an alternative use to just "Ruth Stout"ing them in the gardens and flower beds. Any suggestions?

Jelly maybe? Years ago I made a blackberry mead (honey wine) and made jelly with the berries. It was ok and it was also my first time making jelly.

Worth a shot, never really thought about that. I figured the fermentation process would make em taste bad.

The problem is that the spent berry pulp does not have much taste left. It will add bulk to a recipe, but not much flavor. Maybe you could experiment with mixing some portion of “spent” berries with fresh fruit in jams or baked goods, but on their own I think the spent berries would be disappointing.

Chickens or other livestock. That's always my go-to.

Chickens or other livestock. That's always my go-to.

Me too!  My chickens love it!

I agree, I use a lot of fruit in the secondary ferment for my kombucha and it generally has no taste. I usually put it out in the compost, but.... could you use it to make vinegar? I think you'd probably have to add some fresh fruit as well, and probably rinse or maybe even soak it first so you don't get kombucha (a mix of yeast and bacterial culture) rather than vinegar (just straight baterial culture), but it might add some flavor.....

Try making vinegar.
Add unrefined sugar, a wee bit of something starchy ,(tablespoon of pasta water?) And don't forget to add water. Keep loosely covered. Jiggle every day. Smell it once a week. When it smells Vinegary is when it's ready.

I've done this with grape skins and Pineapple skins and they are both flavorful.

I drink it with ice in a glass. Ratio 1 part vinegar, 3 parts water.
I pretend I'm drinking alcohol.
I am a gullible fool.
If you don't like it, feed it to your plants. Diluted, please.