Berry Shoots

[Dahlia]

Well...I thought I knew all of the foods that I could forage for around here ! I will try them when they start to leaf out, still early here. Thanks for posting that.

What are some of the things you forage there?

 

[digitS']

I thought that this was interesting and hope that Dahlia doesn't mind if I put this here:


It goes with the Marionberry jam I had with a couple of English muffins this morning.

Heritage. But also, Wikipedia says that it is the most common "blackberry" grown. There is @baymule 's dewberry. Oregon is mentioned for origin and as an important growing region. Yes, and named for Marion County, where the variety was test grown.

Look at that heritage! I had marmalade on my English muffins yesterday. Felt so British . Yes, English heritage in my gene pool . There's some questions about where the Native American and Dutch come into play but with ancestors well back in colonial times, I recently learned that George Washington is a relative. Yes, that George Washington!

George's grandfather had a sister, Anne. She was a grandmother waaay back. Even with complexity to the Marionberry bramble, it doesn't quite hold a candle to the mess that humans can get themselves into living on the borders.

steve

 

[baymule]

My son asked about jam, so I’ll be making dewberry jam.

 

[Dahlia]

My son asked about jam, so I’ll be making dewberry jam.

Neat! I never heard of dewberry jam!!

 

[baymule]

Neat! I never heard of dewberry jam!!

Dewberries are a type of early wild blackberry. So, I cook them on low heat, then mash the berries through a fine wire strainer to get the seeds out, then make jam.

 

[Dahlia]

Dewberries are a type of early wild blackberry. So, I cook them on low heat, then mash the berries through a fine wire strainer to get the seeds out, then make jam.

Sounds wonderful!

 

[catjac1975]

I gathered some blackberry shoots this afternoon and cooked them up on the side with spaghetti tonight! Tasted like broccoli with a floral hint!

Are these wild , or cultivated? I never knew!

 

[Dahlia]

Are these wild , or cultivated? I never knew!

Wild! I picked some salmon berry shoots this weekend that I will be trying out. I'll report back how those turn out!