Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries

or blueberries? Which do you prefer?

Sugared or non? Cream or plain?

And, most important of all -- will you share?

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Discuss.

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How's things?

Okay, I think. But interesting.

Did you get your car fixed??

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Isn't it?

Yeah -- car got fixed this afternoon. Guy came out to the parking lot where I had to leave it last night and fixed it. Charged me 75.00 less than the estimate I got from the garage. And I didn't have to move it.

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I thnk interesting is good. I'll let you know. x(

And it only took 'em about a half-hour to do it, too. If I'd taken it to the garage, it probably would've sat there for three days.

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And if you don't let me know, I'll have to hunt you down. You'd better. I'm not sure I like that smilie, though.

I bought some a few days ago, to make a pie...strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Someone (and if I find out who, they're dead meat) got into the strawberries, so the pie was out of the question. I had no choice but to either eat them or see them go to waste (in my house? Yeah...riiiiiiight), so I brought a container filled with blackberries and what was left of the strawberries to work tonight and I can't decide which is better.

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For some reason, I don't really like the other berries fresh unless they're on top of a tart or something. Mmmmm berry tart....

for this berry pie thingie...strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and a cream cheese filling. It's soooooooo good. I was going to try it with all four berries, until the Evil Berry Monster raided the fridge.

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That sounds so good!

Sorry about the Evil Berry Monster though. It's not nice to thwart ultimate deliciousness.

...especially in shortcake. :9 Blueberries in muffins and pancakes. :9 :9

unless they're in something. And I'm not crazy about blueberry pie.

The rest of the berries?

Yummmmm....

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they are only good in muffins or pancakes. Strawberries I adore, straight off the vine.

no sugar, no cream

Of course I'll share.

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This time of year they're really sweet, too. At least the ones I've gotten.

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I think I'll go google recipes and make something berry good for Mommy's Day. It'll be an adventure... :scared:

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...my idea of food porn. Yummy, strawberry!

raw
plain

i will share with you reidie sweetie ;)

anytime!

and we lived out east in Maryland and Alabama, we used to go out and pick blackberries and raspberries.

*sigh*

Pricked fingers and all...they were wonderful.

we picked raspberries

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yummo!

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that you should go out of your way for.

Makes 'em sound sparkly or something.

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On the tongue, anyway. Oooo, I cannot resist razzleberries. I'm hungry for them now. I haven't had fresh razzleberries in years, and frozen is beneath contempt. They probably grow nearby somewhere, but I haven't looked. Too many dogs about.

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to share some with the dogs?

You've gotta go look...you've gotta.

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This is what the dogs look like around here:



I'm better off going to a state park.

he's just a widdle puppy...

(Yeah...I'd prolly go to a park, too)

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have you ever had strawberry rhubarb pie:9

I make at least a few of them every summer. Lattice-top, fresh out of the oven with a little vanilla ice cream...

Heaven on earth.

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my mouth start watering.

isn't it?

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lattice top ...i am impressed :)

When I was growing up we had a Raspberry patch, just walk down in the morning and stuff your face. :9

And this was in the Mountains, so just go for a little hike and go and pick wild blackberries. Oh yeah, that was the life. :D

haven't gotten it done, though. I planted strawberries, but every year the squirrels get to them before I can.

x(

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That wouldn't be so bad. They go around and take ONE bite -- only ONE -- out of every. single. berry.

And leave the rest.

x(

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Yum.

Seems like they're learning to like 'em plain, though.

Wait -- hell, maybe I oughta check the sugar cannister, now that I think about it.

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I get a carton of them and sit in front of the TV and eat them like candy

I like them best in pancakes or muffins or something...I've never been able to develop a taste for them by themselves.

Sometimes I'll add banana slices. Usually though it's just the berries. I'll serve them as is, or over angel food cake with some chocolate sauce drizzled over top. Mmmm!

Tonight though, it was just strawberries. And that ain't bad! :-)

That's one of my favorite desserts in the summer.

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absolutely adore them all. What a treat to find out they are incredibly good for you!

I eat some combination of those four every single day, depending on what we have in the fridge. I eat them over plain, non-fat greek yogurt (Trader Joe's brand, FABULOUS) with honey, walnuts and flaxseed meal. It's a superfood breakfast, and my doctor tells me my cholesterol is amazing (really low bad cholesterol and really high good cholesterol).

But as an occasional treat, I do enjoy them with come cream and sugar in a bowl. Or drizzled with melted dark chocolate. I never, ever get tired of berries.

to put it on berries seems to waste both the berries and the chocolate.

But what a way to go...

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ice cream. Chocolate and raspberry is a classic flavor combination, and of course chocolate dipped strawberries are hugely popular. And since both dark chocolate and berries are considered superfoods, it's a dessert that is also full of antioxidants and fiber. What's not to like?
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I like the way you think.

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But seriously, my husband and I have been changing our eating habits over the last year in order to get on a healthier track. I had to find ways to have special treats that also have a lot of nutritional bang for the buck, because I'll never be able to give up sweets entirely. The reality is that I discovered I enjoyed the toppings on most sundaes better than the ice cream itself, unless it was super premium ice cream (which means super premium fat and calories). I can still have dessert and lose weight (and not be stuck eating creepy diet food that never satisfies me anyway). Yay!

I don't really like blackberries or raspberries because of their texture, and I only like blueberries in pancakes, muffins, and the McDonald's yogurt parfait thingys.

about the texture of those that I really like, though. They're kinda....bursty.

Love 'em.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-06-huckleberries_N.htm?csp=34



By Gwen Florio, USA TODAY
HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. — The counterfeits come across the U.S. border from Canada by
the truckload, hundreds of pounds a month.

Longtime dealer Marla Hedman says that unscrupulous folks blend them into the good stuff,
diluting its potency. Another, Edward Springman, says the quest for the real thing has inspired
"stories of knives and fights and guns."

Beyond the guns, the knockoffs, the competition over the secret hidden places in the high
country where the best stuff grows looms the scariest threat of all: ravenous grizzlies.

Oh, the things people go through to get their real Montana huckleberries, the small blueberries
that are not, in fact, blueberries.

This is where people in 49 other states might be inclined to shrug and say, "Huckleberries,
blueberries, what's the difference?"

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Inquiring minds and all that...

from the link:

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"When you pay for huckleberry," says Hedman, owner of Larchwood Farms in Trout Creek,
"you don't want to be getting wild blueberry."

Why not?

"They don't melt in your mouth," Hedman says.

The huckleberry "has a much more robust taste," says Springman, who owns the Huckleberry
Haven wholesale business in Kalispell.

Put the same question to huckleberry picker Bruce Opalka of Hungry Horse and he thinks for
a very long time. "Blueberries," he says finally, "are tame."



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but the link finally worked. I know I've heard of huckleberries before, but didn't really understand the difference.

I'm still not sure I do...the cultivated vs. growing on a rock somewhere thing aside.

But now I know why Huckleberry Hound is blue.

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Youtube {1:00} :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJttwvla7s

when we got our first color tee vee, it was like going to the movies.

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at least in Idaho.

Can't see anyone confusing them with blueberries.

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If I was to put them in order, I'd go with blueberries first, then strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

No sugar - ack, they're sweet enough. I don't need any cream, either - just the berries alone is enough for me, in a fruit salad.

I have a berry shake every day, either individual ones or a blend, with some yoghurt and almond milk. Tasty, and good for you! :9

every once in a while, though. Sometimes on Saturday nights if I don't work.

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There was a summer, when I was living in Providence, when I lived almost exclusively on blueberries in Special K cereal. Could NOT get enough of the blueberries, and the cereal was a really good 'carrier'. I'm surprised I didn't turn blue.

Here's a fantastic strawberry dumpling recipe:

Preheat oven to 450

1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1 pint (approx. 2 cups) strawberries, hulled and rinsedj
1 tbsp sugar

In a saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and 2/3 cup water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for approx. 5 minutes, stir in vanilla.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, 2 tbsp. sugar, baking powder and salt.

Cut in butter w/fork or pastry mixer until mixture is crumbly. Add milk and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Place strawberries in 1-1/2 quart casserole disk and pour hot sugar mixture over berries.

Drop dough evenly in 8-10 spoonfuls over berries (I make sure the top of the berries are covered with dough); sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp sugar and cinnamon, if desired.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until dumplings are lightly browned.

Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Strawberry dumplings?

Oooooh...you're Evil.

Hmmmmm...I can see this happening on Sunday.

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does it?

add just a little sugar, a little lemon juice and serve them all over a buttermilk biscuit with just a dollop of real whipped cream.

OK.... now that's all I'm going to think about today.

Or bake 'em up into a cobbler with a little ice cream.

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WITH things...but by themselves, they're not my favorite.

yum! :)

so do I.

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wild Maine blueberries are divine. :) i like them plain.

i will share. i love to share. :hi:

when we lived in Alabama. She'd make cobbler with them.

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cut up strawberries, drizzle with balsamic vinegar, crumble bluecheese on top. MMmmmmm

now that sounds wonderful!!!

My In Laws grow them by the bucket....My wife was shocked when she saw what they cost.......

We went on vacation to a resort in Williamsburg last year where Blackberries and Raspberries were on the Breakfast buffet......we ate a lot of them.....

it is kind of a rude awakening, isn't it?

otherwise I'd have to go with strawberry, with sugar and yes, i'd share ;)

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