One good thing about all this rain......

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  1. Capt Kirk

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    the wild raspberries are going crazy! I got a little over 2 qt. in an hour.

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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    Yummy! I like them hot, served on top of some ice cream. But I thought those were blackberries? Our blueberries are ripening now, and they are so big and juicy because of all the rain too. :D
     
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    These are wild black raspberrys. They are smaller than the cultivated berrys but a bit of a stronger taste.
     
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    good looking bunch you have there. Looks like what we have here, ours are also wild but won't be ready for a little while yet.
     



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    Biita Arctic-ally Challenged Forager

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    ohhh man, i'm am drooling so bad,,,I love wild raspberries!! Someone pass the creme please.

    Nice haul Capt!! Lucky you.
     
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    I feel a pie in the makings after supper. What could say summer more than warm berry pie with vanilla ice cream on it? Yummy!
     
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    The "fruit" of my labors!

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    And I have enough berries for another one too. They are in the freezer.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    I call those blackberries too Droopy. They are just starting to ripen here and I got the first handful yesterday. :)
     
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    What an impressive harvest :p That's a darn good lookin' pie too!
    Deanna
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    Whatever kind of berries they are, that pie looks delicious. And I suppose you had the ice cream handy!
    Yum-yum ;)
     
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    Mmmmm.... my dad always called those blackcaps and we spent hours along country roads picking those. I wish I knew where to find a nice grove of them these days. They do make the tastiest pies. Yours looks delicious.
     
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    Out of my 3 acres of land, I only mow about an acre. I just let the rest grow up. There are a couple of areas where the berries grow right up to the yard. I can't do a lot of walking so I rode the lawn tractor around the edge of the yard and drive and then would get off and pick. There were a couple of places where I didn't even have to get off the the tractor. The pie is delicious, I had a piece with ice cream last night for a snack. But it raised havoc with my blood sugar this morning. The next one I will use Splenda in it! But man it was worth it. That's the first fresh berry pie I have had in 20 years. And you can't get much fresher than that!
     
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    Yum! Berry pies are the best, all sticky and sweet, yet sharp. Mmmmm!
     

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