July 19, 2005 – Blueberries
It is a good year for blueberries in the northwoods. Always the foragers, we brought our canning kettle and canning jars and canned and froze blueberries (can’t get the farmers out of us, I guess). Grandma Jo even made a fresh blueberry cobbler.
The berries were particularly luscious this year. We went out a couple of times and got about 3 gallons of berries. My grandfather, Walter, was an avid blueberry picker, who did not live too far from where we were. I find comfort in the spongy, sphagnum places the biggest berries grow.
2 Responses to “July 19, 2005 – Blueberries”
shannon says:
July 24, 2005 at 8:24 pm
So you canned over an open fire??? Do tell!
high hopes gardens says:
July 25, 2005 at 8:42 pm
No, it was not that remote – we had a cabin and canned on the stove! Thanks for the idea!