Blackberry Picking

[amethyst]

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Used to go every summer as a kid as there were plenty of Blackberry bushes along the paths where we lived.

The rule was to never pick the ones low enough for a dog (or other animal) to wee on.

Wash thoroughly incase flies have landed on the ones you pick and of course to get the maggots out

[darren]

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Ha indeed very much so altho if theyre too inviting ill risk it and have been pricked a few times.

do you find the nice large berries are often out of hands reach and your to afraid to stretch incase you slip and fall into the prickly brambles

[Mulletino]

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Used to go every summer as a kid as there were plenty of Blackberry bushes along the paths where we lived.

The rule was to never pick the ones low enough for a dog (or other animal) to wee on.

[amethyst]

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Do you find the nice large berries are often out of hands reach and your to afraid to stretch incase you slip and fall into the prickly brambles

[darren]

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Oh u took the words outta my mouth there.

And theyre not that nice not much flavour.

the worst ones are the large berries if they are soft to touch then they will squash easily

[battyrat]

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Surprising how many blackberry picking expeditions turned into blackberry fights. Those little purple and red splat marks on our T-shirts used to give the game away.

[staffslad]

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My mom and gran would make pies from the fruit we picked: apples, bilberries, blackberries, occasionally cherries. The pies would be frozen in our chest freezer and to distinguish which was which she would put a pastry 'A' or 'BI' or 'BL' etc on the pastry covering.

[zabadak]

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Used to do this a lot with my dad, when I was wee...

[amethyst]

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Still do it now anytime i see bushes i could stand for a long time picking them eating them as i pick em my hands and mouth all blackberryish.

Been doing it for at least 20 yrs.

The worst ones are the large berries if they are soft to touch then they will squash easily

[darren]

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Still do it now anytime i see bushes i could stand for a long time picking them eating them as i pick em my hands and mouth all blackberryish.

Been doing it for at least 20 yrs.

[staffslad]

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I remember every year my gran and mom would take me to pick bilberries on Cannock Chase. My dad would drop us off and pick us up a few hours later. Also, my dad picked cooking apples to make pies until not long ago. There was also a tree that produced a lovely crop of cherries each year until it was sprayed by the council.

[xmark1234]

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Ive seen loads now seen this post there was some where i work black as the ace of spades was so tempted to eat one but little grubs always put me of have be soaked over night for me like being on im a celeb eating grubs lol

[Hooper68]

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Plenty about been a few times made a blackberry pie made from filo pastry different too original short crust pastry but was very nice and light,with custard and cinammon sprinkled on top

Mmmm that sounds good
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[amethyst]

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Funny this here i saw a bloke as drove past the other day on hands and knees picking blackberries or sumat with a carrier bag didnt think they was out yet but there must of been few about

Plenty about been a few times made a blackberry pie made from filo pastry different too original short crust pastry but was very nice and light,with custard and cinammon sprinkled on top

[catflap]

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Funny this here i saw a bloke as drove past the other day on hands and knees picking blackberries or sumat with a carrier bag didnt think they was out yet but there must of been few about

Won't be long - I've been keeping an eye on them.