Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:57:58 +0100, Roger Tonkin
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On 2010-07-26 21:38:34 +0100, Roger Tonkin
said:


I am growing these this year in mid Wales for the first time. i
have two different varieties, with a good crop on each, but......

How do I know when they are ripe and ready to pick?

At the moment I have them varying from a pinkish green thought to
slate blue.

Thanks

Roger T

Try tasting the darker ones.

Tried that, they are very bland, not much taste, but then never
having bothered with Blueberries before, I must confest that I dont
know what they are supposed to taste like!


They vary a lot depending on variety. They reach their tastiest stage
a day or two before they go soggy! Pick them when they are just a bit
soft.

To me, they taste like artificial flavouring --the kind of thing
Americans seem to like, but otherwise a waste of effort unless you have
to find something to grow on an acid soil. Oh, but I now remember they
do actually go nicely in the same mouthful as a piece of dark chocolate,
so I imagine a very good tart could be devised...googles...

I find, of course, that I'm not the first to combine them: here's a cake
from NZ.
http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=...ocolate%20cake

But I fancy mixing the berries, lightly cooked, into a good old tarte au
chocolat like this one:
http://frenchfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/choctart.htm

--
Mike.