June 15, 2008
Fruits of the Land
Today is a quiet Sunday at the homestead. Decided I would try to gather some fruit that grows wild along the fence in the outdoor living room. I was surprised at how much fruit I was able to get off the vine. I think I’ll try to make a cobbler for dinner tomorrow night. Val and I are in heated dispute about just what type of berries these happen to be. He calls them blackberries, I think they are bigger and redder than the ones in Louisiana. A friend came and gave them a different name, but heck if I can remember it. If you have any ideas I would love to hear your comments.
Please note the prickly thorns that run along the vine, plus they have stickers below the leaves. It is difficult to get the fruit without getting injured. I don’t think the birds even try. Here is a photo of my forearm having a slight anaphylactic response to a scrape.
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They look like blackberries to me, too.
I knew you would be on Val’s side of this debate. Thanks, Janice for always being you. I love you.
ollalieberries
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mmm .. my take-home-seconds of Ollalieberry Grunt was delicious with yogurt for breakfast today. Thanks Laur — I am now of the don’t-let-a-berry-go-to-waste camp. We’ll have to get some kind of berry-picking outfit, tho — it’s like Sleeping Beauty’s garden out there.
What is an olallieberry?
According to localharvest.org - ollallieberries are a type of blackberry that thrives in Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. ONce established hard to get rid of, hence the Sleeping Beauty garden of brambles that runs along my fence. the site does say that the berries are bigger and redder than the usual blackberry and can be substituted for any recipe that calls for blackberries. So put on long gloves, long pants and long sleeves and come out and pick a few. I bet I have enough for another cobbler this weekend. Enjoy.
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