so here in Southern New England, its the wild blueberry season, high bush blueberries to be exact. The high bush blueberry is a cousin to the domestic ones you buy in the grocery store, only its about 1/2 the size, tastes like a blueberry on steroids and its free. These delectable little guys grow on shrubs about 6-8 feet tall and near water or wet areas. They seem to love growing around the shores of local lakes and ponds. Not to be confused with low bush berries which grow in more arid, rocky areas like the tops of hills and ridges and are only 2-3 feet tall (and a lot harder to pick).
when it comes to picking wild blueberries its all about tenacity, you have to be willing to pick 10 from one bush and then 1/2 a pint from the next one, then 3 from the next etc....keep at it and you'll have a quart in about an hour.
I went blueberry picking at a favorite spot (secret) and got 2 quarts in about 1 1/2 hours. washed and frozen they are destined to become blueberry pie and maybe a treat sprinkled in pancakes....mmmmmm.
when it comes to picking wild blueberries its all about tenacity, you have to be willing to pick 10 from one bush and then 1/2 a pint from the next one, then 3 from the next etc....keep at it and you'll have a quart in about an hour.
I went blueberry picking at a favorite spot (secret) and got 2 quarts in about 1 1/2 hours. washed and frozen they are destined to become blueberry pie and maybe a treat sprinkled in pancakes....mmmmmm.
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