tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post2507900998474755334..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: Mid-July, can hardly believe it but we went blackberry picking last week!Lilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85884106023915327702015-07-21T04:58:56.946-07:002015-07-21T04:58:56.946-07:00Hi live and learn,
I didn't realize that. I ha...Hi live and learn,<br />I didn't realize that. I haven't had purchased blackberries since moving to the PNW, 26 years ago, so my only recent experience with blackberries has bee limited to the wild ones. I don't mind the seeds, but a lot of NW-ers do, and don't bother with picking the wild berries (well, the seeds and the thorns). <br /><br />My daughters and I are going berry picking this evening, after work. Can't wait! I've got blackberry shortcake on tonight's menu.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-80848914781102830902015-07-21T04:55:43.003-07:002015-07-21T04:55:43.003-07:00That makes sense, Kris. And it's just another ...That makes sense, Kris. And it's just another way that humans have managed to engineer a food into something less nutritious. But now I will be appreciating my smallish homegrown blueberries. I was always envious of those super large berries at the store.<br /><br />Good timing on this info Kris. I'll make sure to get out today and really pick those bushes, small berries and all.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-69422968802444153392015-07-20T18:14:34.143-07:002015-07-20T18:14:34.143-07:00Interesting! Actually, the study I read (I looked...Interesting! Actually, the study I read (I looked it up) was specifically about blueberries--most of the nutritional content is in the skin. Since wild blueberries are smaller, you are eating more skin than you are with cultivated blueberries. Just another geeky moment from me ..... ;)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-17594373647330417312015-07-20T14:44:25.177-07:002015-07-20T14:44:25.177-07:00You were talking about seeds with Kris. I find the...You were talking about seeds with Kris. I find the bigger cultivated blackberries have bigger seeds also. They can be annoying at times but I barely notice the seeds in the wild ones.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-82262657105844730922015-07-20T07:41:53.290-07:002015-07-20T07:41:53.290-07:00Kris, ours are pretty seedy as well. But we're...Kris, ours are pretty seedy as well. But we're used to that. As for nutrients -- the seeds contain a lot of nutrients, so bigger and more seeds in a wild blackberry would mean more nutrients, than it's cultivated counterpart. The seeds have omega-3s and 6s, plus ellagic acid and carotenoids, plus fiber and protein.<br /><br />I know what you mean, "oh look, there's another good cluster, can't stop now", and on and on.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-86136631480737129352015-07-20T07:01:08.730-07:002015-07-20T07:01:08.730-07:00These also have nasty thorns. There's somethi...These also have nasty thorns. There's something addictive about picking them, though--about when I decided it was time to quit, I'd see another clump and I'd pick "just a few more". They are pretty seedy so that's another downside, but they sure taste good. <br /><br />I heard somewhere that the wild varieties offer more nutrition--don't remember the details--probably something to Google sometime ...Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-7261964169734561622015-07-20T06:14:04.352-07:002015-07-20T06:14:04.352-07:00Hi live and learn,
I have wondered about cultivate...Hi live and learn,<br />I have wondered about cultivated blackberries and flavor. I have thought to plant some of the thornless canes, as picking would be so much easier. But maybe the flavor is not so intensely rich as the wild ones all around us.<br /><br />Doesn't a blackberry cobbler smell so yummy, while baking? When I make blackberry jam, or pie or cobbler, or syrup, the aroma takes me back to visits to Knott's Berry Farm when I was small. Knott's Berry Farm was primarily a restaurant, with a few amusements and a good-sized shop selling boysenberry jam that Mrs. Knott made. Now, of course, it's a major theme park in So. California, and I doubt if any shop there smells like the one I remember from my childhood.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34053579063184118542015-07-20T06:08:14.695-07:002015-07-20T06:08:14.695-07:00Hi Teresa,
I know, they are everywhere! I think we...Hi Teresa,<br />I know, they are everywhere! I think we eat almost as much in weight of blackberries as we do apples (which is quite lot!) Frozen blackberries are our back-up plan for fruit in winter. If the apples, or long-keeping pears don't pan out, we try to freeze as many ziplocs of blackberries as we can.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-75875181413647073432015-07-20T06:05:55.320-07:002015-07-20T06:05:55.320-07:00Hi Kris,
That sounds like a lot of fun -- minus th...Hi Kris,<br />That sounds like a lot of fun -- minus the mosquitos! Mosquitos generally aren't the issue with picking the wild blackberries for us. Here, It's the thorns. Really nasty thorns, but you learn with practice, how to pick while avoiding thorns.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-51517087887929726282015-07-20T06:02:07.927-07:002015-07-20T06:02:07.927-07:00I love wild blackberries and when I was growing up...I love wild blackberries and when I was growing up, no summer would be complete without a blackberry cobbler. I have been enjoying some from my sister's cultivated vines, but they don't quite measure up to the taste of the wild ones.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-29291917462705523482015-07-20T05:40:44.768-07:002015-07-20T05:40:44.768-07:00I remember visiting Victoria B.C ( in August) and ...I remember visiting Victoria B.C ( in August) and I could not believe the amount of wild blackberries growing on public walking trails near where we stayed. I wanted to fill my suitcase to bring them back!! The size and amounts one could pick astounded me.Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-7084665784960003622015-07-20T04:37:09.283-07:002015-07-20T04:37:09.283-07:00Sounds yummy! My kids and I braved the mosquitoes...Sounds yummy! My kids and I braved the mosquitoes about a week ago to pick wild black raspberries on my mom's property (even with repellant, the skeeters were awful). We got a lot and they were tasty. They are smaller than raspberries, so picking them takes longer. Krisnoreply@blogger.com