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I am a crazy woman, funny and carefree but type A and anal all at the same time. I have two daughters and a Father who's a King...what more do I need?! My goal on this planet is to help His bride: literally (I plan weddings for a living!) and spiritually (I occasionally offer words of wisdom to loved ones...) Bless us all on this journey!

Jesus and His Girl

Jesus and His Girl

Monday, July 7, 2008

Mmmmmmmmm...Berries......

My mom has a billion black raspberries, which are small dark purple little things, like the size of your nail on your index finger (as opposed to mulberries which are purple but oval and grow on trees, or blackberries which are oval and grow on bushes but come out later in July). Black raspberry pie is my favorite dessert ever. Even better than Dove's dark chocolate, which seriously runs a very close 2nd:) Anyway, black raspberries are only ripe for like 2-3 weeks in late June-early July, and to pick them you have to: wear jeans and a sweatshirt to protect yourself from thorns, wear bugspray to protect yourself from the misquitos that live in the thick bushes, and you can't be squeamish about the usually-friendly little spider fellas (mostly daddy-longlegs) that like the berries too and need to just be friendly flicked out of the way! Sounds like a lot of work but I promise it's worth it if you can find the good patches of berries. Wild berries that grow in vines along the road are the best; be careful because they smash easily! Wash gently with cool water in a collander, and let them air dry without handling them too much (they squish very easily!) Once they're dry transfer them to freezer bags quickly; the longer they sit out the squishier they get:) But SO WORTH IT to pull out a baggie of summer goodness from the freezer in January!!!!!!! So good for cobbler, jam, and pies. I'm hungry just talkin about it

5 comments:

Elizabeth F. said...

I picked those one year at my friend Shawna's house in IN and they were good, but b.c they were so small it took forever to pick enough to make anything! LOL! Glad you are having fun with the food this summer. Are you PMSing? For real...you have posted about food 2 times in a row. LOL!

Jenny W said...

no i'm BROKE:) free food is good food!!!!!!

John F. said...

Take the berries put them on top of one of your moms cheesecakes then HERE IS THE CRITICAL PART!!! send it to ME!!!!!! :) that way I can enjoy them both together.

Elizabeth F. said...

Wow! I didn't know that my Hubby read anyone's blogs anymore...esp since he's been so busy with work lately. I haven't seen him in 2 days...literally. But at least he still has time to blog! he..he...

And yes, I agree...Free Food is Good Food! LOL!

Liz said...

You just made me very hungry! My grandparents use to have black raspberries growing in their yard, along with raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, strawberries, etc!!! I really miss walking outside and picking as many fresh berries as I can eat! YUMMMMMO!