July 19th, 2010
Simple Simon
Simon
would have liked to visit our home today, as the house filled with the
delightful aroma of Rebecca cooking up one of her specialties -- a
sour-cream blueberry pie.
Picking blueberries
has become a summer tradition, as two wonderful people (who also happen to
be the former owners of Sweetwater) own a tremendous organic blueberry
patch, and invite people up every year to pick.
We managed to fill
half of a 5-gallon bucket with berries. I spent most of my time watching
for bears (frequent visitors to the patch), hoping that we'd get to meet
the rather large one that our host caught on his woods-cam earlier in the
year. There were some promising sounds in the distant woods, but no ursine
appearance.
We were also treated
to a sudden rainstorm that sent all the other pickers (excepting our host)
to their cars. As the raindrops tickled our noses and soaked our shirts,
we popped blueberries into our mouths, enjoying the contrast of the
sun-warmed and rain-coated flavour.
Now we're eating
blueberries constantly, resulting in some rather dark-hued poo and
hopefully-healthy antioxidant overdoses. There are blueberry pancakes,
plenty of raw blueberries, blueberry pies, and all of the extra abundance
is going into the freezer. Last year we got really gourmet and did salmon
in a blueberry reduction sauce, but this year we're feeling lazier.
You're doubtless
enjoying your own favorite summertime fruits or vegetables, perhaps
straight from the garden. Let us know if you have any must-make recipes!