The young man said that these blueberries were freshly picked this morning. Who could refuse? When I first moved to Florida, I did not realize that blueberries were actually grown down here. I remember very well, going with my girlfriend, Carolyn, and her two daughters along with my two daughters, to pick blueberries when we lived in Michigan. I believe each of us (Carolyn and I were the only true pickers) picked 90 pounds and they cost about 35 cents a pound. Of course, this was in the 1970's. Our daughters had blue mouths, blue tongues, blue hands and were totally filled up with blueberries by the time we got home. I love those memories.
So, if you can't enjoy freshly picked blueberries today, I hope you will enjoy my photos.
They look fabulous! These have to be cultivated blueberries right? I was never a hardy blueberry pickers; In those days I preferred staying home with the babies and making supper while the others picked. But, I could make a mean blueberry pie and cake.
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Now that makes my mouth water; our favorite muffin I bake generally has blueberries; we pick them in the summer at a local berry farm and freeze them. My BIL is a blueberry farmer in Michigan, but think he's about to give it up; at age 75 I think it's time he retires.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have to wait until June for these beauties! I remember how surprised I was to find blueberries to pick as far south as Charleston!! I don't think, however, that you are going to be picking any cherries like in Michigan!!
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Bonnie
Bonnie...no cherries and no apples in Florida. But, looking forward to the large, dark flathead cherries in Montana this summer!!!
ReplyDeleteCan I join in and share that glass of blueberries? I'm dying to have some from behind my screen.
ReplyDeleteYay for FL blueberries!
It is hard to resist fresh picked blueberries.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like the fresh, juicy pop of a blueberry, warm from the sunshine, fresh off the bush! It will be a couple more months before we have them to enjoy, but you can rest assured we WILL be taking advantage of them when they are ready!! Enjoy enough for the rest of us. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful. I pick them in the summer along the shores of Lake Erie. We have a cottage at Lake Chautauqua and the fruit belt along Lake Erie is wonderful. Cherry picking on the 4th of July is a family tradition. The berries you bought look spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI can totally freak out my son if I smile at him after eating blueberries.
For some reason, I believed that blueberries were a northern berry! I stand corrected - you grow gorgeous big berries in Florida.
ReplyDeleteBlueberries are just about my most favorite berry. I like that they hold up longer than strawberries or raspberries and they taste scrumptious in just about everything.
ReplyDeleteI took my kids berry picking last summer and they complained and sat under a tree in the shade while I did all of the picking...and sweating. :)
We used to pick wild huckleberries when we were boating in the Georgian Bay area. Mom used to make the most divine pie with them. We'd eat as many as we picked, as is always the way!
ReplyDeleteThay look fantastic. I saw some plants for sale yeserday but decided that I had nowhere to put them :-( Diane
ReplyDeleteWe have to wait until late August for blueberry season in NC. Last year I got gallons. Blueberry crumbles are delicious. I envy your trip to Provence.
ReplyDeleteI love fresh blueberries! I have a freezer full of them from Maine! They make great pies, pancakes and preserves all year long!
ReplyDeleteWhen we were kids growing up in Massachusetts, my dad would punch holes in tin cans, thread a rope through them and we'd hang them over our neck so we could pick blueberries with both hands! Lots of fun and lots of blueberry muffins after that!
ReplyDeleteJust love freshly picked blueberries. I sometimes still go out and pick them for the freezer. They are so good in pancakes and fruit salads or on yogurt.
ReplyDeleteLucky you're. I'll be able to taste it only in July.
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