I am still eating berries every morning on our walk up the lane. I try to be fair to the wildlife- one for me and leave two for them. My neighbor and I were talking about the berries and I commented that sometimes the taste is different. I remembered I was a city girl when he said “of course, there are two different plants that grow together, blackberries and black raspberries.” Now that I look more care fully I notice that the raspberry leaves are bigger than the blackberries. I do love learning things but maybe not more than eating these sweet melt-in your mouth treats for breakfast.
And more to come!
Wow – Great post! … I also always asked why ( both yummy but differant). Now I have an answer. Thanks!
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Both oh so good warm by the sun.
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very delicious post! Lucky you
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Those berries look delicious! I love picking fresh fruit.
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Being able to pick fresh sweet berries that I did not even labor over really feels like a gift. Life is good.
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That makes me hungry just looking at them!
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I’ll enjoy them for you!
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yummy 🙂
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yum is right!
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Yum! We have black berries and Marrian Berries out here. Not sure of the difference but one is hanging out of the apple tree in my back yard. Can’t wait for my berry walks in the woods 😀
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Marrian berries- I have never heard of them- I am guessing they are the one that hang from the tree. How close is berry time there?
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This is my favorite blackberry or raspberry dessert, from Deb at Smitten Kitchen: Put about 2 cups of berries in an ovenproof dish, fold in 2 cups sour cream or plain yogurt, sprinkle 1 cup dark brown sugar on top. Broil ’till the sugar begins to bubble & even scorch a little (it’s like burnt marshmallows, sort oft). It’s delicious, as are the refrigerated leftovers–even though the leftovers look like a really terrible mistake. http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/07/raspberry-brown-sugar-gratin/
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Wow that sounds good. Last night for desert we had them in cream whipped with sugar. I’ll try yours next. The broiling only takes minutes, right?
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Yes, just a few minutes. I like mine to burn a little bit…. 🙂
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raspberries and black berries our my favourite. They grow wild on the property and along the old railroad bed on the other side of the property.
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Are they ripe where you are? Having a property or one nearby where they grow wild is such a luxury.
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They won’t be ripe here for about a month but, judging by this year’s bloom, we should get a bumper crop.
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How lucky you are to have some in the neighbourhood! 😀 I have always loved berries, but this year I have discovered I adore raspberries! Funny how our tastes change over time…
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I was thinking about taste changing the other day. most of my life I Haven’t been able to stand the taste of anything pickled.The other day I tried pickled cauliflower and it wasn’t bad but I would much rather eat berries. I have a lavender question- the top flower on most of the stalks was already dried, did I wait to long or are they usable?
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I had exactly the same problem this year… I cut them anyway and have strung them up to dry. They just don’t look quite as nice. I think they’ll be fine, but we will see!
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