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Yummy berries
Raspberries grow by our pond.
Blackberries have been growing so profusely that we plan to brush hog this fall.
We found 10 blueberry bushes when we moved in. I was so good not to eat any. This year we have twice as many. Still not as many as we'd like. I must resist the temptation!
Elderberries have a bitter, minty taste that isn't appreciated as much today. In the days of our great grandparents they were enjoyed as jelly, syrup, and wine. Maybe I should try using them in a recipe.
Yucky Berries
Nightshade is poisonous but pretty. They look like little tomatoes because they are the same family. But I still wouldn't eat them.
Bush Honeysuckle is invasive. It's listed some places as poisonous. I don't think the berries are very toxic because as a kid I dared my brother to eat a bunch. He is pretty normal today...
Baneberry is supposed to be quite toxic. However they are very beautiful.
Raspberries grow by our pond.
Blackberries have been growing so profusely that we plan to brush hog this fall.
We found 10 blueberry bushes when we moved in. I was so good not to eat any. This year we have twice as many. Still not as many as we'd like. I must resist the temptation!
Elderberries have a bitter, minty taste that isn't appreciated as much today. In the days of our great grandparents they were enjoyed as jelly, syrup, and wine. Maybe I should try using them in a recipe.
Yucky Berries
Nightshade is poisonous but pretty. They look like little tomatoes because they are the same family. But I still wouldn't eat them.
Bush Honeysuckle is invasive. It's listed some places as poisonous. I don't think the berries are very toxic because as a kid I dared my brother to eat a bunch. He is pretty normal today...
Baneberry is supposed to be quite toxic. However they are very beautiful.
2 comments:
Love fresh blueberries, we used to pick them and blackberries as kids. It's a useful skill to know what's poisonous too. My grandmother used to take us picking mushrooms, but I would never trust myself to do it now. I'd probably kill everyone with the wrong ones.
Oh gosh, That's a lot of different berries around your place. I used to have rasberries, but those have disappeared. I still have black rasberries, though.
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