Tag: blackberries

  First blackberries of the season!   They are starting to ripen! This week I picked the first blackberries from my vines here at Barb's Backyard. As with most "first pickins" of the season, these were on the tart side. That's an easy fix - I can use them as part of a smoothie with other fruit and vanilla flavored almond milk, or simply drizzle a nice orange blossom honey over them.   In about another week, plumper berries will present themselves, marking the first of prime blackberry picking season. My friends eagerly anticipate this time. : ) We grab the strainers and colanders and head back for the vines in the evenings. By dropping them into strainers and colanders, all we have to do is simply wash them off, and start eating!   The mockingbirds are helping themselves as well....