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[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good haul on the mushrooms, and those blackberries look really healthy!

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the number of blackberries was stunning. I had to leave before they fully ripened but in a few days I think there will be enough for multiple pies. There were thousands of berries.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is incredible. I don't think I've ever come across such an abundance like that.

I'm getting pretty good thimbleberries and blueberries right now though, which I'm really happy about 😁

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice! I love thimbleberries. Always wanted to bake with them since I love their flavor—my wife calls them electric raspberries. But I’ve never been able to find more than a nibble.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

They're so good! I've heard they can be found in Minnesota, among other places.

It's kind of been a tough season for them I think. They were popping really well, and then we had a pretty good dry spell for a while so they got kind of shrivel-y.

I think it's interesting when you catch them just before they go bad and they have a fermented flavor to them.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Oooh, love this blackberries! Love to turn them into jam!

[–] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, I was inducted long ago… by my grandmother.

But really, there’s nothing particularly similar to these mushrooms you could mix them up with unless you’re totally oblivious.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

You should definitly make a post of that on !mycology@mander.xyz !

[–] MrMeowMeow@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

North woods of Maine? If so, howdy!

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

Wisconsin, so about as far as can be within the region, but I’m sure we have some similar species!

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

There is a lot of Blackberry thorn around me and I was really expecting to eat the Berry but not of it produce anything. That's a really wird niehbourhood...