On Tue, 18 May 2004 02:43:32 GMT, Victor Martinez
wrote:

J Kolenovsky wrote:
Oooo, yeah! Amen! Vanilla and dewberry.

One of my co-workers said we have dewberries growing wild in the "wild"
areas at work. I say they look like blackberries. What's the difference
between the two?

Only a botanist could tell the difference and only a botanist would
care. I have been told that dewberries are slightly smaller and the
plants are somewhat more recumbent. Blackberries are supposed to be
more productive. Both grow in brambles. They are both Rubus spp. and
are interchangeable for all practical purposes as far as I can tell.
Bake them in a cobbler (pie crust style) and serve big helpings hot
with Blue Bell vanilla. Yummm!!!

I do know that blackberries are red when they're green.

Elliot Richmond
Freelance Science Writer and Editor