I spent the weekend at my husband's home in Maine (we go up there
every other weekend, he's building an addition on it). The
blueberries are in. He doesn't have a lawn in the front yard, he's
got wild Maine lowbush blueberries, and they're covered! I posted a
couple pictures over in alt.binaries,pictures gardens....boy, are they
delish!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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"Ann" wrote in message
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I spent the weekend at my husband's home in Maine (we go up there
every other weekend, he's building an addition on it). The
blueberries are in. He doesn't have a lawn in the front yard, he's
got wild Maine lowbush blueberries, and they're covered! I posted a
couple pictures over in alt.binaries,pictures gardens....boy, are they
delish!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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I'm blue with envy! G I used to pick over a hundred quarts in a good year
when I lived in northern MN. It was one of my favorite summer recreations.
Other people golfed; I picked wild blueberries. My best results were
twenty-five quarts in one afternoon, but that occurred during an extremely
cool, wet summer. Most of the time I was satisfied to pick ten quarts in an
afternoon. I used to carry along a small frying pan and strip the berries
into it and pour them from there into my pail. When I arrived home, I'd pour
the berries from one pail into another in front of a window fan, which blew
away most of the leaves and chaff. It was an easy way to clean them. Anyway,
have fun and enjoy the great taste of those wild berries.

John

Ann wrote:
I spent the weekend at my husband's home in Maine

Isn't it your home also?

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

"Travis" expounded:

Isn't it your home also?

Now it's our second home, as he's moved down to Mass with the boys and
me, and we're fortunate enough to be able to keep both homes. When my
boys are gone and I get up the guts to leave my home of over 25 years
(that is, if I ever do) we'll be living up there fulltime. If I don't
get up the gumption, we'll just keep it as a base for exploration up
there!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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I love Maine and hope to live there one day myself! Preferably the Bar
Harbor area so I can go galumphing thru Acadia NP all the time.

LeeAnne

"Ann" wrote in message
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"Travis" expounded:

Isn't it your home also?

Now it's our second home, as he's moved down to Mass with the boys and
me, and we're fortunate enough to be able to keep both homes. When my
boys are gone and I get up the guts to leave my home of over 25 years
(that is, if I ever do) we'll be living up there fulltime. If I don't
get up the gumption, we'll just keep it as a base for exploration up
there!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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"B & J" expounded:

I'm blue with envy! G I used to pick over a hundred quarts in a good year
when I lived in northern MN. It was one of my favorite summer recreations.
Other people golfed; I picked wild blueberries. My best results were
twenty-five quarts in one afternoon, but that occurred during an extremely
cool, wet summer. Most of the time I was satisfied to pick ten quarts in an
afternoon. I used to carry along a small frying pan and strip the berries
into it and pour them from there into my pail. When I arrived home, I'd pour
the berries from one pail into another in front of a window fan, which blew
away most of the leaves and chaff. It was an easy way to clean them. Anyway,
have fun and enjoy the great taste of those wild berries.

Oh, I will, I have to pick them again this weekend, my mother and
sister took all I had! But that's ok, there's plenty more to get for
my freezer!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

"Ann" wrote in message
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"B & J" expounded:
,
have fun and enjoy the great taste of those wild berries.

Oh, I will, I have to pick them again this weekend, my mother and
sister took all I had! But that's ok, there's plenty more to get for
my freezer!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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My wife had the habit of giving most of the berries I picked away to
relatives because she complained that we didn't have any more room in the
freezer. We've now run out of blueberries since our move, and I heard her
mention the other day that she would love some blueberry pancakes. G

BTW, I forgot to add that we never washed the berries before freezing. We
had a wooden box with a coarse screen in the bottom that we rolled them back
and forth over after pouring them in front of the fan. It let most of the
small, green berries fall through and made it simple to pick out the stems
and berries that came off in clusters. Of course, most of the berries I
picked came from swampy areas far removed from any industrial area.

Now if I had been able to avoid being carried away by the mosquito and black
fly residents of the area... G

John

"Ann" wrote in message
...
"B & J" expounded:
,
have fun and enjoy the great taste of those wild berries.

Oh, I will, I have to pick them again this weekend, my mother and
sister took all I had! But that's ok, there's plenty more to get for
my freezer!

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************
My wife had the habit of giving most of the berries I picked away to
relatives because she complained that we didn't have any more room in the
freezer. We've now run out of blueberries since our move, and I heard her
mention the other day that she would love some blueberry pancakes. G

BTW, I forgot to add that we never washed the berries before freezing. We
had a wooden box with a coarse screen in the bottom that we rolled them back
and forth over after pouring them in front of the fan. It let most of the
small, green berries fall through and made it simple to pick out the stems
and berries that came off in clusters. Of course, most of the berries I
picked came from swampy areas far removed from any industrial area.

Now if I had been able to avoid being carried away by the mosquito and black
fly residents of the area... G

John

I also love the Bar Harbor area. My family drove our RV up to Maine one year
when I was in high school and we camped at this one campgroud (don't remember
where) and she went out early in the morning and picked these berries in hopes
that they were blueberries. She brought them back inside, washed them and made
us all fresh blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They were the best ones I've
ever had. We are planning another trip up there next summer, this time with my
husband, my sister and her boyfriend and our parents. I can't wait. I love to
spend all day looking in the tidal pools and climbing on the rocks. Also love
to just watch the waves crash in and watch the lobster boats working.
Kirsten in Ohio, who would rather be in Maine right now.

The weather is near perfect this summer! Strawberries are running two
weeks behind so I figured the black berries and blue berries will be a week
or two behind also. We have company headed our way in August and
will take a trip north to Bar Harbor. We love it up there!

Annie in Maine

"KatoKirk" wrote in message
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I also love the Bar Harbor area. My family drove our RV up to Maine one
year
when I was in high school and we camped at this one campgroud (don't
remember
where) and she went out early in the morning and picked these berries in
hopes
that they were blueberries. She brought them back inside, washed them and
made
us all fresh blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They were the best ones I've
ever had. We are planning another trip up there next summer, this time with
my
husband, my sister and her boyfriend and our parents. I can't wait. I love
to
spend all day looking in the tidal pools and climbing on the rocks. Also
love
to just watch the waves crash in and watch the lobster boats working.
Kirsten in Ohio, who would rather be in Maine right now.

"Annie" expounded:

The weather is near perfect this summer! Strawberries are running two
weeks behind so I figured the black berries and blue berries will be a week
or two behind also. We have company headed our way in August and
will take a trip north to Bar Harbor. We love it up there!

Oh, I forgot about the wild strawberries! They were a bonus, they
grow in the driveway, of all places, up in front of the garage. So I
had fresh blueberries and fresh 'fraise du bois' (I know I mangled
that) on my cereal last weekend. The strawberries were so fragrant
and flavorful! Not nearly enough of them, though.

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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