We made our first trip to the local U-Pick blueberry farm. It is close enough that M ran and met us there. (He has just passed 200 miles for the summer and is hoping to make it to 500 before school starts.)We hung our buckets from our belts and started picking.
P was like Little Sal. Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk. Her recommended method of picking was to "eat the big ones and put the little ones in the pail." She did a lot of picking but must have found mostly BIG berries
I like to go early in the morning and listen to the birds while I pick. I get in my own little pretend world that I am a pioneer woman working to feed my family. I ignore that the bushes are in straight trimmed rows and the ground below my feet has been mowed. When I hear the calls of "Only pick the BLUE ones," and "wow, look how big these berries are," and "how many berries have you picked?" coming across the field , I am jolted back to reality. The spell is broken and I know it is time to go.Morning's haul: 15 pounds.For lunch we all had peanut butter and blueberry sandwiches. Ahhh, only a short time each year can you have THAT for lunch!We will freeze most of them for pies this winter.Miner's Blueberry Pie Filling3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (I use 4 cups for a 10 inch pie)1/3 cup sugar1/4 cup flour1/2 tsp cinnamonMix dry ingredients. Add to blueberries and mix gently.Pour into pie pan with crust. Add top crust.Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
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