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Offline M-P

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blackberrying- urban foraging
« on: July 29, 2011, 01:56:51 am »
Howdy Folks,  I had some spare time the yesterday and decided to gather some blackberries.  Actually it's something I do as often as possible from July 1 to September.  My favorite patch is growing up in the fence line between a veterinary hospital and a church fellowship hall and right in the middle of downtown Fremont,CA.   Nobody else seems to prize them the way I do, as I've never seen anybody else picking them.  Occasionally I look at my arms after picking and see at least one reason why others prefer to buy their berries in little plastic baskets.   It seems I can't get through a picking session without making my arms look like I've been wrasslin' bobcats.   Here's a quick picture of the haul..... 1/2 hour and 4 lbs of berries.     
As a bonus my favorite bakery is just around the corner so I picked up some fresh bread as well.
Ron
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Re: blackberrying- urban foraging
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 02:39:28 am »
nice haul!

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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2011, 09:35:03 am »
Yeah man those are good for pies jam and jelly wine and just plain eatin. Ron
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 11:09:39 am »
Pour milk over them and sprinkle sugar on and you will have the best dish in Fremont!
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Re: blackberrying- urban foraging
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 11:10:23 am »
Nice haul,I love blackberrys.
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 02:03:24 pm »
Thanks for looking.  I certainly have no problem coming up with ways to eat them, though all your suggestions are good.   I think the neatest part is that they grow right in the middle of town.   Ron
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2011, 03:31:38 am »
When I first saw the title I thought it was about using you Blackberry phone in town... No kidding. Nice bunch of berries there. I love em with Blue Bell Vanilla Bean ice ream. .   And this thread reminds me of Checkov's story, "Boisenberries." For some odd reason..
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2011, 04:31:11 am »
Hi Cipriano,  Checkov was never one of my favorite authors, so I'm not familiar with "Boysenberries".  I may have to look it up.   Ron
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