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Caption: It's that wonderful time of the year again...
Time to pick berries!
Here in the very north west corner of Washington state, we produce the largest amount of raspberries per capita throughout the world!
We also have many strawberry fields and blueberry fields. Don't even get me started on all the wild blackberries we have here. Berry season has just begun and we are thrilled!
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Caption: We grow our strawberries here in our own yard, but must head over to grandpa's house for raspberry picking time.
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Caption: Grandpa not only grows regular red raspberries, he also grows golden raspberries!
Whenever I show photos of these to people in other areas of the world, they gasp a little because they've never seen something like this.
Golden raspberries are very sweet with a mild flavor similar to
apricots!
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Caption: Now....
what to do with the
berries...
Pie?
Ice Cream?
NO!
JAM!!!
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Caption: Sufficient glasses
And a good-sized kettle,
Fresh-hulled berries,
Well-shaped and crimson red.
Sugar . . . and to put you
On your mettle
A small boy waiting
With a piece of bread. "Jam Recipe"
-Mary Cooper
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