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| Suzan |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 06:18:55 AM
We all are aware of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, but what are some of the more regional berries you have in your area? I was in NY last weekend and saw "gooseberries", about the size of a grape. Wonder what you do with them? |
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| Suzan |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 08:36:04 AM
I have heard of marionberries but I didn't know anything about them. Also the boysenberries, I've heard of them but don't know anything about them. when I was up in Victoria a few years ago we had pie that was ?bumbleberry? Is there really a berry called that or is it a combination of berries in the pie? Anyone know? |
| asnedecor |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 06:54:45 AM
We have a berry called a Marion. Marion berries are a cross between a boysen berry and I believe a raspberry. They are named for the county they were developed in - Marion county. They are wonderful as jam or in pie or cobbler. Another berry that alot of people don't talk about are Logans - this is a soft berry, kinda like a raspberry - they also make wonderful jam and juice.
Anne in Portland, OR
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| Suzan |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 05:56:45 AM
Oh, you all are bringing back memories! There used to be an elderberry bush out by Dad's barn, we used to go over there and stand and eat them! I think it was destroyed to make room for the horses fencing...and currants! I forgot about them - when I was a kid one of my friends had currant bushes out behind their house, we used to eat them right off the bushes - no wonder we never went home for lunch! Between the berries and picking snap beans and peas rightout of the gardens to eat on our way... |
| Farmtopia |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 3:22:49 PM
Hey Suzan, we also have currants, elderberry, chokeberry, boysenberries (haha, probably not spelled correctly)..and yes, gooseberries :)
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 1:57:58 PM
choke cherries make wonderful jams, syrups, wine and cordials.
here in interior alaska we have high bush and low bush cranberries, blueberries, chokecherries, rosehips, raspberries. those are just the ones i know and utilize. i am sure there are many more. i cant lay my hands on my book right at the moment. i will need to find it so i can take it with me hunting since we are going into an area i have never been in. its a place that i swear is called chicken! they couldnt spell ptarmigan so settled on chicken lol. peace connie in alaska |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 10:20:51 AM
I know in Central Montana they have chokecherries, which are more of a berry than a cherry. I'm not sure what they do with them except make jam.
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:46:22 AM
Oh I forgot we have wild raspberries, blackberries,and a little ways away from me there are elderberries. I hope to get some of them this year.
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:44:26 AM
You can make gooseberry pie,jelly,gooseberry crisp. They can be combined with other fruit when making pies.I have mixed them with apples before for a different pie or crisp. Depending on when they are picked they can be quite tart. I have some growing here that I planted and they were not as tart this year as they have been in the past.
You can do a search on the internet and I bet you would find a lot of recipes. Good luck !
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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