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Picking Berries for Jam
She would awaken me early, with a sense of urgency –
it was a berry picking morning! Grandma seemed to
have a sixth sense about timing the berries just right.
Go too early, and the berries are sour, green, and hard.
Go too late, and the birds and bear get their share
ahead of us! Yes, grandma knew when to go berry
picking, and she knew where to go.
So, up I sprang, we both would grab our special berry
picking baskets that my father had carefully crafted for
us. You see, as my grandma patiently explained, you
need both of your hands to pick berries with. One hand
to carefully lift the end of the plant – which would reveal
all of the wonderful – red –jewel like berries, and the
other hand to pick them! You cannot be holding onto
your basket, grandma exclaimed, if you are to be picking
berries! Grandma says that fresh berries are a Gift, and
we should not waste them. The Baskets that father
made had a hole punched on either side exactly
opposite from one another so the basket wouldn’t tip
easily. Tie the string through the holes, and run it
through the belt loops on your pants and we’re ready to
go!
As we strolled through the cow pasture to the logging
road, I could hear song birds all around – their bright
chorus obscured in the morning fog. On to the old
logging road, and up the hillside we went with our
special baskets in search of those wonderful red
jewels. Grandma always went slowly, not because she
couldn’t go any faster, but it afforded us the opportunity
to see some wildlife on the way as well. This particular
morning, we spied a mother whitetail deer with two of
this year’s fawns with her. She seemed to sense that
we were not a danger to her young ones, and slowly
took her fawns up the logging road and over to the wild
apple orchard on the hilltop.
Then – we were in “the spot”. Grandma smiled, and we
went to work picking as many fresh ripe berries as our
specially made baskets would hold. Grandma never
gave us a glance if we ate as we picked. That was, after
all, part of the reward for being there!
Neither of us noticed the scratches on our hand from the
prickly bushes, but all we could see was our bounty of
fresh berries, ready to made into some of the tastiest
and best jams and preserves you could imagine. We
would often ask for toast as an excuse to eat some
fresh berry jam! Some of the best foods you put in a gift
basket are right here at home.
We hope you enjoy some of nature’s bounty and
goodness!
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