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skibum1321 said:
What do you guys think this is the hijack thread? ;)

Im HORRIBLE like that...MY BAD... I apologize...is there a dunce cap I could sit in the corner wearing??? ;-)

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So, what have we learned today?

Northern NJ has some nice berry picking places
Ralph Wiggum is the funniest supporting character on The Simpsons
Something about RED DOTS (I think you can get a cream for that)
No one knows of a place in the Boston region for picking berries (not of the dingleberry variety)

Good to know.
 

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ctenidae said:
So, what have we learned today?

Northern NJ has some nice berry picking places
Ralph Wiggum is the funniest supporting character on The Simpsons
Something about RED DOTS (I think you can get a cream for that)
No one knows of a place in the Boston region for picking berries (not of the dingleberry variety)

Good to know.

Central NJ has better berry picking places
Not sure bout the Simpsons
Red Dot is the name of a trail
Place in Boston region, hmmm.... try this site: http://thephoenix.com/supplements/2006/summer/?C0=PRODUCE&C1=PICK%20YOUR%20OWN or http://www.pickyourown.org/mass.htm
 

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Oh and if you want something differnet, try Cape Cod, you could take the ferry, on the Highland beach in Truro. They have great wild berries growing there, not sure about the season though, we picked in August
 

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pizza said:
I think Andy is talking about commercial blueberry farms, while the rest of us are talking about blueberry bushes alongside hiking trails.

I'm sure NJ has good blueberry farms. But I don't think they're much for wild blueberries..

Yep, pizza is right. Jersey does have some wild berries, but you could be picking all day to get a small container. And that's using a blueberry picker such as the one below:

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pizza said:
I think Andy is talking about commercial blueberry farms, while the rest of us are talking about blueberry bushes alongside hiking trails.

I'm sure NJ has good blueberry farms. But I don't think they're much for wild blueberries..

Not Wild like Maine, but they are along sections of many trails apparently.

I come across black and rasberries much more often than anything else.

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ctenidae -

Out here in eastern Worcester county there are lots of places where you can pick berries of all kinds. Our favorite is Tougas Farm in Northboro (www.tougasfarm.com). My wife and kids came back with about 20 lbs of gorgeous strawberries today, and I can't wait for the shortcake. In a few weeks they will have blueberries the size of quarters.

And here's a good link with lots of places: http://www.pickyourown.org/mass.htm

Have fun.
 
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Well picked my Jersey Blueberries this past weekend, weren't quite as sweet as previous years, but they were still good. Only picked about 35 pounds this time, may go back :)
 

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We went to some place out past 495 with a couple of friends and got the last of the strawberries July 4th weekend. As I was quite sure would happen, very few actually got eaten.

In a way, I'm glad there weren't many berries out, and that they didn't get eaten, because now my wife won't want to go again. Not that I don't enjoy doing it, but it's a waste, since there's no way we'll eat even a quart before they go bad, and for that, we can just go to Haymarket.

Thanks for all the advice, though.
 

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pizza said:
There's this wonderful technological innovation for preserving food. It's called a freezer.. you may want to look into it.

I have heard that the freezer is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, our freezer is more akin to the Black Hole of Calcutta- things go in, never to be seen again. I'll tell you the pork chop story sometime.

No, the only thing that ever comes out of the freezer is ice, but only when invited by a couple of ounces of gin with a passing acquaintance with vermouth.
 

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ctenidae said:
I have heard that the freezer is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, our freezer is more akin to the Black Hole of Calcutta- things go in, never to be seen again. I'll tell you the pork chop story sometime.

No, the only thing that ever comes out of the freezer is ice, but only when invited by a couple of ounces of gin with a passing acquaintance with vermouth.

Hell, I can't even get ice out of mine. Damn self defrosting freezer.
 

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pizza said:
There's this wonderful technological innovation for preserving food. It's called a freezer.. you may want to look into it.

I've tried different methods of freezing, fruit just ain't the same after being defrosted.
 
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