Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. TheEvidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the
year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:The flavor is not as intense as a good strawberry. I mentioned Maine
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. TheEvidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the
year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
--
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good, Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so, why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating. Nope, won't use frozen again.
On 3/19/2025 2:05 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:The flavor is not as intense as a good strawberry. I mentioned Maine
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. TheEvidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the >>> year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
--
and Michigan, Dave mentioned some others. One reason they are better is
the ratio of flavor to size. Those berries are smaller than the ones in
the store recently but the amount of flavor is the same. You get the
same from one the size of a peas as the once the size of a golf ball.
I don't buy strawberries here very often. They look like a nice size
but they are picked before ripening. They do not ripen once picked.
I do buy Trappist strawberry preserves. Always have some in the house
for the past 20 years or so. Inf act, just had a few crackers about an
hour ago.
On 3/19/2025 2:05 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:The flavor is not as intense as a good strawberry. I mentioned Maine and Michigan, Dave mentioned some others. One reason they are better is the ratio of flavor to size. Those berries are smaller than the ones in the store recently but the amount of flavor is the same. You get the same from one the size of a peas as the once the size of a golf ball.
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. TheEvidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the >>> year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
--
I don't buy strawberries here very often. They look like a nice size but they are picked before ripening. They do not ripen once picked.
I do buy Trappist strawberry preserves. Always have some in the house for the past 20 years or so. Inf act, just had a few crackers about an hour ago.
On 2025-03-19 1:55 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/19/2025 2:05 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:The flavor is not as intense as a good strawberry. I mentioned Maine and >> Michigan, Dave mentioned some others. One reason they are better is the
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The >>>> store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the >>>> year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,Evidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so, >>>> why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to >>>> use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would >>>> look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
--
ratio of flavor to size. Those berries are smaller than the ones in the
store recently but the amount of flavor is the same. You get the same from >> one the size of a peas as the once the size of a golf ball.
I don't buy strawberries here very often. They look like a nice size but >> they are picked before ripening. They do not ripen once picked.
I do buy Trappist strawberry preserves. Always have some in the house for >> the past 20 years or so. Inf act, just had a few crackers about an hour
ago.
I freeze 30-35lbs of BC blueberries every year and have them every morning on my cereal.
The flavour and texture are OK for cultivated fruit. I tried some
frozen ones from the supermarket ONCE and they were awful!! Mealy
texture and so-so flavour.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025, Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store
almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the year.
Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good, Peru gets
us
through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why
not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use.
The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the freezing
breaks
down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would look good in a
fruit
salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating. Nope, won't use frozen
again.
This is the truth! The frozen ones get mushy. I don't like it! Much
better
to go for a walk in the forest for 30 minutes and pick your own.
On 3/19/2025 2:05 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
The flavor is not as intense as a good strawberry. I mentioned Maine
and Michigan, Dave mentioned some others. One reason they are better is
the ratio of flavor to size. Those berries are smaller than the ones in
the store recently but the amount of flavor is the same. You get the
same from one the size of a peas as the once the size of a golf ball.
I don't buy strawberries here very often. They look like a nice size
but they are picked before ripening. They do not ripen once picked.
I do buy Trappist strawberry preserves. Always have some in the house
for the past 20 years or so. Inf act, just had a few crackers about an
hour ago.
Why do you need your blueberries to be from before the time of Christ?
On 2025-03-19 12:10 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the
year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
My wife buys frozen blueberries all the time but she gets the small wild ones. I have bought fresh but she doesn't like the larger cultivated
berries because they have no flavour. She is particular about the types
of frozen berries she gets. She has a nice hefty serving of them every morning with yogurt. I have occasionally added some frozen blueberries
to pancakes. I pour the batter and then scatter the still frozen berries
on top. They thaw quickly in the cooking process. If I add the berries
to the batter early they colour bleeds into the batter.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:19:38 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
My wife buys frozen blueberries all the time but she gets the small wild
ones. I have bought fresh but she doesn't like the larger cultivated
berries because they have no flavour. She is particular about the types
of frozen berries she gets. She has a nice hefty serving of them every
morning with yogurt. I have occasionally added some frozen blueberries
to pancakes. I pour the batter and then scatter the still frozen berries
on top. They thaw quickly in the cooking process. If I add the berries
to the batter early they colour bleeds into the batter.
Where do the wild blueberries grow? Alongside the road? In the forest's?
How are they harvested and by whom? Nomads? Mountain people? Is it just
a marketing term?
D wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025, Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store
almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the year. >>> Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good, Peru gets
us
through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why
not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use.
The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the freezing
breaks
down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would look good in a
fruit
salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating. Nope, won't use frozen
again.
This is the truth! The frozen ones get mushy. I don't like it! Much
better
to go for a walk in the forest for 30 minutes and pick your own.
Do you have bilberries where you live...???
--
GM
--
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:19:38 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-19 12:10 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the >>> year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
My wife buys frozen blueberries all the time but she gets the small wild
ones. I have bought fresh but she doesn't like the larger cultivated
berries because they have no flavour. She is particular about the types
of frozen berries she gets. She has a nice hefty serving of them every
morning with yogurt. I have occasionally added some frozen blueberries
to pancakes. I pour the batter and then scatter the still frozen berries
on top. They thaw quickly in the cooking process. If I add the berries
to the batter early they colour bleeds into the batter.
Where do the wild blueberries grow? Alongside the road? In the forest's?
How are they harvested and by whom? Nomads? Mountain people? Is it just
a marketing term?
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:24:20 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:19:38 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
My wife buys frozen blueberries all the time but she gets the small wild >> ones. I have bought fresh but she doesn't like the larger cultivated
berries because they have no flavour. She is particular about the types
of frozen berries she gets. She has a nice hefty serving of them every
morning with yogurt. I have occasionally added some frozen blueberries
to pancakes. I pour the batter and then scatter the still frozen berries >> on top. They thaw quickly in the cooking process. If I add the berries
to the batter early they colour bleeds into the batter.
Where do the wild blueberries grow? Alongside the road? In the forest's? >How are they harvested and by whom? Nomads? Mountain people? Is it just
a marketing term?
There's a Dutch show that investigates food items and the marketing
claims around them. One time they had a product that said it consisted
of forest fruit. They called the producer and asked which forest that
was. Producer said the fruit came from a forest, but didn't want to
get into specifics. A lot of research later, it turned out the fruit
came from Polish farms.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:10:39 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Every couple of weeks I make a few batches of blueberry pancakes. The
store almost always has blueberries and the source varies throughout the
year. Maine and Michigan are the best, Florida and Mexico are good,
Peru gets us through the winter.
Past couple of weeks, the berries did not look great for the price so,
why not try frozen? I did this morning.
They were a little bigger, the size is very consistent, clean, ready to
use. The texture though, not as good as they look. I guess the
freezing breaks down the inner parts and it lacks density. They would
look good in a fruit salad, but lack flavor and texture for eating.
Nope, won't use frozen again.
Evidently, every blueberry I've ever eaten have either
been frozen or are subpar, tasteless blue orbs and
blueberry jam is just gloopy blue sugar. Even frozen
strawberries and strawberry jam taste like strawberries.
Where do the wild blueberries
grow? Alongside the road? In the forests?
How are they harvested and by whom?
Nomads? Mountain people?
Is it just a marketing term?
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 wrote:
Where do the wild blueberries
grow? Alongside the road? In the forests?
Full sun, thus not too deep into tall forests.
How are they harvested and by whom?
Nomads? Mountain people?
My brother is one of the 'serious' ones. By that
he means that you need to use topographic maps to
find areas that are at least an hour or two walk
from any 4-wheel ATV trail or canoe-navigable waterway.
Otherwise the bushes will be depleted by weekenders
just going in as a family affair to get enough for
a pie or so.
Be sure to bring:
- The biggest bottle of bear spray you can get ahold of.
My brother was a police officer, so he has one of the
para-military crowd-control models that can shoot a
stream of concentrated capsicum a dozen meters or so.
- Depending on wind, an insect bonnet can be helpful.
Remember, blackflies feed only on blueberry pollen
and on bird or mammal blood.
- Enough porous (heavy-duty paper) bags to prevent the
berries from loosing their 'bloom'. (The dust on the
surface that gives them their blue colour EVERY time
they touch anything, including each other. It you
overfill, the bootom berries will loose much of their
bloom during your return to civilization, drastically
reducing their wholesale value. If you are lucky(?),
you may end up returning by walking twice as far
carrying half the load each segment.
- Standard bush 'overnight' bag. (Firestarter /
GPS / Cell phone, flashlight, freon horn,
1st aid kit, water, DEET, mosquito bonnet,
BGBs (tent / raincoat / ground sheet) &c)
Is it just a marketing term?
No. The bushes are in no way trimmed,
fertilized, weeded, &c. They are wild.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:24:20 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:19:38 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
My wife buys frozen blueberries all the time but she gets the small wild >>> ones. I have bought fresh but she doesn't like the larger cultivated
berries because they have no flavour. She is particular about the types
of frozen berries she gets. She has a nice hefty serving of them every
morning with yogurt. I have occasionally added some frozen blueberries
to pancakes. I pour the batter and then scatter the still frozen berries >>> on top. They thaw quickly in the cooking process. If I add the berries
to the batter early they colour bleeds into the batter.
Where do the wild blueberries grow? Alongside the road? In the forest's? >>How are they harvested and by whom? Nomads? Mountain people? Is it just
a marketing term?
There's a Dutch show that investigates food items and the marketing
claims around them. One time they had a product that said it consisted
of forest fruit. They called the producer and asked which forest that
was. Producer said the fruit came from a forest, but didn't want to
get into specifics. A lot of research later, it turned out the fruit
came from Polish farms.
"Blueberries sold in American supermarkets are not typically picked in
the wild. They are almost always cultivated on commercial farms, where
they are grown in controlled conditions to ensure consistent quality,
size, and yield.
However, wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium), which are smaller
and more intensely flavored than cultivated varieties (Vaccinium
corymbosum), are commercially harvested in certain regions like Maine
and eastern Canada. These are usually harvested using special hand
rakes or mechanical harvesters and are often sold frozen or processed
rather than fresh. If you see "wild blueberries" in stores, they are
usually from these managed wild fields rather than berries foraged individually from untouched wilderness."
On 3/20/2025 2:43 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 wrote:Thanks for all the details. Makes me appreciate the ones at the
Where do the wild blueberries
grow? Alongside the road? In the forests?
Full sun, thus not too deep into tall forests.
How are they harvested and by whom?
Nomads? Mountain people?
My brother is one of the 'serious' ones. By that
he means that you need to use topographic maps to
find areas that are at least an hour or two walk
from any 4-wheel ATV trail or canoe-navigable waterway.
Otherwise the bushes will be depleted by weekenders
just going in as a family affair to get enough for
a pie or so.
Be sure to bring:
- The biggest bottle of bear spray you can get ahold of.
My brother was a police officer, so he has one of the
para-military crowd-control models that can shoot a
stream of concentrated capsicum a dozen meters or so.
- Depending on wind, an insect bonnet can be helpful.
Remember, blackflies feed only on blueberry pollen
and on bird or mammal blood.
- Enough porous (heavy-duty paper) bags to prevent the
berries from loosing their 'bloom'. (The dust on the
surface that gives them their blue colour EVERY time
they touch anything, including each other. It you
overfill, the bootom berries will loose much of their
bloom during your return to civilization, drastically
reducing their wholesale value. If you are lucky(?),
you may end up returning by walking twice as far
carrying half the load each segment.
- Standard bush 'overnight' bag. (Firestarter /
GPS / Cell phone, flashlight, freon horn,
1st aid kit, water, DEET, mosquito bonnet,
BGBs (tent / raincoat / ground sheet) &c)
Is it just a marketing term?
No. The bushes are in no way trimmed,
fertilized, weeded, &c. They are wild.
supermarket. I can buy them just wearing shorts and T-shirt.
Well, when it comes to bilberries, they grow in the forest and are
harvested by swedish children in autumn. Their small and nimble hands
make
them excellent for this purpose.
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this
way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 9:36:35 +0000, D wrote:
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Swedish strawberries are probably superior to even wild Polish
strawberries. I say that because my step-mom is from Sweden. Bringing in
Thai workers in from the other side of Asia seems kind of expensive,
even though they probably don't weigh much and save a lot of jet fuel. Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this
way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
I was in Sweden one year when strawberries were in season. They were
pretty good. Our local strawberries are good, but I am afraid the
quality may be dropping as farmers are switching to those big
flavorless berries like the Florida imports.
On 2025-03-20 3:49 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 9:36:35 +0000, D wrote:
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Swedish strawberries are probably superior to even wild Polish
strawberries. I say that because my step-mom is from Sweden. Bringing in
Thai workers in from the other side of Asia seems kind of expensive,
even though they probably don't weigh much and save a lot of jet fuel.
Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this
way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
I was in Sweden one year when strawberries were in season. They were
pretty good. Our local strawberries are good, but I am afraid the
quality may be dropping as farmers are switching to those big
flavorless berries like the Florida imports.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 9:36:35 +0000, D wrote:
Well, when it comes to bilberries, they grow in the forest and are
harvested by swedish children in autumn. Their small and nimble hands
make
them excellent for this purpose.
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Swedish strawberries are probably superior to even wild Polish
strawberries. I say that because my step-mom is from Sweden. Bringing in
Thai workers in from the other side of Asia seems kind of expensive,
even though they probably don't weigh much and save a lot of jet fuel.
Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this
way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:09:50 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
I was in Sweden one year when strawberries were in season. They were
pretty good. Our local strawberries are good, but I am afraid the
quality may be dropping as farmers are switching to those big
flavorless berries like the Florida imports.
Local fruits are always the best. The pineapples, mangoes, papaya, and avocados here are just awesome - especially the mangoes.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025, dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 9:36:35 +0000, D wrote:
Well, when it comes to bilberries, they grow in the forest and are
harvested by swedish children in autumn. Their small and nimble hands
make
them excellent for this purpose.
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Swedish strawberries are probably superior to even wild Polish
strawberries. I say that because my step-mom is from Sweden. Bringing in
Agreed! This is proven by science! =D
Thai workers in from the other side of Asia seems kind of expensive,
even though they probably don't weigh much and save a lot of jet fuel.
This is the truth! They pay them peanuts, so it's worth it compared with paying swedish workers the union salary + all benefits. It's quite
strange
really that no one has complains, but I think most swedish people,
including union members, think that berrypicking are crappy jobs, so no
one wants to do it. So that is probably why the Thai pickers are
accepted.
Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this
way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
I wouldn't be surprised if this would be Elons next move! Could you
imagine having some Elon-berries in your yoghurt? Harvested by poles, or robots, shipped to you on the purest Tesla trucks! ;)
On 3/20/2025 2:43 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 wrote:Thanks for all the details. Makes me appreciate the ones at the
Where do the wild blueberries
grow? Alongside the road? In the forests?
Full sun, thus not too deep into tall forests.
How are they harvested and by whom?
Nomads? Mountain people?
My brother is one of the 'serious' ones. By that
he means that you need to use topographic maps to
find areas that are at least an hour or two walk
from any 4-wheel ATV trail or canoe-navigable waterway.
Otherwise the bushes will be depleted by weekenders
just going in as a family affair to get enough for
a pie or so.
Be sure to bring:
- The biggest bottle of bear spray you can get ahold of.
My brother was a police officer, so he has one of the
para-military crowd-control models that can shoot a
stream of concentrated capsicum a dozen meters or so.
- Depending on wind, an insect bonnet can be helpful.
Remember, blackflies feed only on blueberry pollen
and on bird or mammal blood.
- Enough porous (heavy-duty paper) bags to prevent the
berries from loosing their 'bloom'. (The dust on the
surface that gives them their blue colour EVERY time
they touch anything, including each other. It you
overfill, the bootom berries will loose much of their
bloom during your return to civilization, drastically
reducing their wholesale value. If you are lucky(?),
you may end up returning by walking twice as far
carrying half the load each segment.
- Standard bush 'overnight' bag. (Firestarter /
GPS / Cell phone, flashlight, freon horn,
1st aid kit, water, DEET, mosquito bonnet,
BGBs (tent / raincoat / ground sheet) &c)
Is it just a marketing term?
No. The bushes are in no way trimmed,
fertilized, weeded, &c. They are wild.
supermarket. I can buy them just wearing shorts and T-shirt.
On 3/20/2025 5:09 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
Florida berries would be good if they were allowed to ripen. I've
I was in Sweden one year when strawberries were in season. They were
pretty good. Our local strawberries are good, but I am afraid the
quality may be dropping as farmers are switching to those big
flavorless berries like the Florida imports.
bought them twice in six years.Most times the tops are still white.
Best were the ones at the farmer's market in our town in CT. Rachel's berries. Picked that morning, fully ripe.
And no need to carry a heavy 7mm rifle and assorted expedition gear!
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 wrote:
Where do the wild blueberries
grow? Alongside the road? In the forests?
Full sun, thus not too deep into tall forests.
How are they harvested and by whom?
Nomads? Mountain people?
My brother is one of the 'serious' ones. By that
he means that you need to use topographic maps to
find areas that are at least an hour or two walk
from any 4-wheel ATV trail or canoe-navigable waterway.
Otherwise the bushes will be depleted by weekenders
just going in as a family affair to get enough for
a pie or so.
Be sure to bring:
- The biggest bottle of bear spray you can get ahold of.
My brother was a police officer, so he has one of the
para-military crowd-control models that can shoot a
stream of concentrated capsicum a dozen meters or so.
- Depending on wind, an insect bonnet can be helpful.
Remember, blackflies feed only on blueberry pollen
and on bird or mammal blood.
- Enough porous (heavy-duty paper) bags to prevent the
berries from loosing their 'bloom'. (The dust on the
surface that gives them their blue colour EVERY time
they touch anything, including each other. It you
overfill, the bootom berries will loose much of their
bloom during your return to civilization, drastically
reducing their wholesale value. If you are lucky(?),
you may end up returning by walking twice as far
carrying half the load each segment.
- Standard bush 'overnight' bag. (Firestarter /
GPS / Cell phone, flashlight, freon horn,
1st aid kit, water, DEET, mosquito bonnet,
BGBs (tent / raincoat / ground sheet) &c)
Is it just a marketing term?
No. The bushes are in no way trimmed,
fertilized, weeded, &c. They are wild.
Hank Rogers wrote:
And no need to carry a heavy 7mm rifle and assorted expedition gear!
But how ELSE will we RID ourselves of those PESKY stoopid dems and
LIBTARDS, Sire Hank...???
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
And no need to carry a heavy 7mm rifle and assorted expedition gear!
But how ELSE will we RID ourselves of those PESKY stoopid dems and
LIBTARDS, Sire Hank...???
Don't worry. You'll be safe, as long as you keep your head firmly
plugged into trump's ass hole.
D wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025, dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 9:36:35 +0000, D wrote:
Well, when it comes to bilberries, they grow in the forest and are
harvested by swedish children in autumn. Their small and nimble hands
make
them excellent for this purpose.
Another strategy commonly employed by smaller companies, is to fly in
berry pickers from Thailand and have them (equally small and nimble
hands)
pick the berries, and then ship them home, when the seasons is over.
Swedish strawberries are probably superior to even wild Polish
strawberries. I say that because my step-mom is from Sweden. Bringing in
Agreed! This is proven by science! =D
Thai workers in from the other side of Asia seems kind of expensive,
even though they probably don't weigh much and save a lot of jet fuel.
This is the truth! They pay them peanuts, so it's worth it compared with
paying swedish workers the union salary + all benefits. It's quite
strange
really that no one has complains, but I think most swedish people,
including union members, think that berrypicking are crappy jobs, so no
one wants to do it. So that is probably why the Thai pickers are
accepted.
Perhaps some Poles could be trucked in on Tesla Electric trucks. In this >>> way, his image can be redeemed in the eyes of Americans.
I wouldn't be surprised if this would be Elons next move! Could you
imagine having some Elon-berries in your yoghurt? Harvested by poles, or
robots, shipped to you on the purest Tesla trucks! ;)
"...hipped to you on the purest Tesla trucks!..."
For DAVID, I will ask THE ELON to ship to him by SPACE X rocket...!!!
;-P
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GM
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gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
And no need to carry a heavy 7mm rifle and assorted expedition gear!
But how ELSE will we RID ourselves of those PESKY stoopid dems and
LIBTARDS, Sire Hank...???
Don't worry. You'll be safe, as long as you keep your head firmly plugged into trump's ass hole.
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