{"id":283,"date":"2011-07-09T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T20:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahmorganart.com\/wordpress\/?p=283"},"modified":"2011-07-09T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T20:01:50","slug":"unexpected-blackberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarahmorganart.com\/wordpress\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Blackberries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last week, I heard a segment on The Splendid Table<\/a> about foraging for food. The chef being interviewed, talked about hunting for (and finding) foods that seemed a little too exotic for my tastes. But I have done my share of foraging – mostly for wild blackberries.<\/p>\n

Along one of my regular jogging routes I discovered some wild blackberry bushes. So yesterday, with a gallon storage bag tucked away in my pack, I went out for a jog and some berry picking.
\nI planned to go out for 2.5 miles, knowing that I would hit the berry patch on my way back (getting at least 4 miles in depending on my “haul”). I checked on the patch on my way through, but sadly, it was’t ready (maybe in another week). So I kept jogging. It was’t long before I came to another patch, and they were beautiful! I ran another mile down the road, then headed back for picking.
\nBetween my jog and berry picking I was out for almost 2 hours! (Thank goodness it was overcast, or I could’ve gotten really sunburnt).
\nMy endeavor netted me almost 1.25 lb of blackberries – and I had to leave quite a few there (many I couldn’t reach, and I was pretty tired).<\/p>\n

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I\"\"<\/a> talked my husband Jake into going out with me today to help me get the berries I couldn’t reach the day before. This time I was armed with long sleeves, leather gloves, and a folding pair of pruning shears.
\nI think we did a good job of getting the rest of the berries that were ready. There should even be a fair amount ready in a few more days.
\nWhile we were riding back home (we had taken our mountain bikes out to save time), Jake found another patch that I hadn’t noticed before. Most of the fruit was ready to be picked – finding 6 and 7 ripe berries in a bunch!<\/p>\n

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\nFrom here we headed home and I was eager to see how much we had. The scale revealed another 1 lb 12+ oz, making our total over 3 lb!
\nNow I need to decide what to do with my unexpected blackberries. Jake has already put in his vote for a pie. I might even have enough for some jam as well. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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