I love early summer! The strawberries are ripe, though we hardly had any due to winter kill, and the blueberries are plumping up and a very few are starting to get ripe. Yum!
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We have picked a few strawberries for morning cereal and enjoying every one of them.
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And, this week signifies the first few blueberries. I think that they are about 2 weeks ahead of schedule due to higher than average temperatures. I hope that the small berries will plump up as they ripen as some of them are pretty little. Up until just a few years ago, I wouldn't eat fresh blueberries. I attributed the sweet taste that I get in a blueberry muffin to the fresh taste of them, and though I like it in the muffins, I sure don't want to eat them if they are that sweet! Fortunately, my aunt persuaded me to try them in a fruit salad. I was so impressed! Ever since then I can't get enough. So, I am glad that we have over 50 plants/bushes!
We are hoping that in a few years, we will be able to take them to the farmers' market, or have a you-pick operation. Not sure at this time what we will decide to do. Time will tell, I suppose. I will leave you this week with a quick, easy recipe for blueberry or strawberry sorbet. Though any fresh fruit puree will do. Have a great week!
Edit: We came across a great deal on bushes, now we are up to 75 bushes!! I counted and we have room for 5 or 6 more, not sure if we will jump on it this year, though!!!
75 bushes?! Holy smokes woman! That sorbet looks delicious. We had about 10 pitiful little strawberries this year. Hopefully next year will be better.
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