tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post4787007201798436491..comments2024-03-23T20:10:59.775+00:00Comments on greentapestry : August Musing - 'Blackberry Picking'Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-91072538836747090122014-08-27T19:59:06.630+01:002014-08-27T19:59:06.630+01:00I had some delicious blackberry and apple jam made...I had some delicious blackberry and apple jam made by a friend of my mum's some years ago. I've never quite been able to replicate the recipe, although I keep trying! The blackberries here are almost finished but I managed to pick a few for some hedgerow jelly the other day. Somehow, it all feels a bit early … Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-31363288704748612132014-08-26T23:22:47.652+01:002014-08-26T23:22:47.652+01:00My blackberries went to the birds again...I need t...My blackberries went to the birds again...I need to tame the bushes a bit so I can get a few.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-69758690758418337332014-08-26T17:02:52.802+01:002014-08-26T17:02:52.802+01:00I can't say I'm a lover of blackberries bu...I can't say I'm a lover of blackberries but I've inherited a plant on the new plot so I'll have to find something to do with them. I'm a lover of crumbles though so perhaps apple and blackberry crumbles would be the best bet.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-4882602982328836192014-08-26T09:15:59.833+01:002014-08-26T09:15:59.833+01:00Thanks for your comment and welcome Katie. Crumble...Thanks for your comment and welcome Katie. Crumble was certainly the sort of comfort food that would have helped to have eased the pain of yesterday's bank holiday weather.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-92218653184924370532014-08-26T09:11:06.678+01:002014-08-26T09:11:06.678+01:00Oh crumble is hard to beat! Thanks for you comment...Oh crumble is hard to beat! Thanks for you comment.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-74030032894603400142014-08-26T09:10:34.490+01:002014-08-26T09:10:34.490+01:00They simply glisten in the hedgerows on rainy summ...They simply glisten in the hedgerows on rainy summer days Ingrid. Your 'late summer revelry' describes them most aptly:) The pips are the downside though aren't they? Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-75861933232883178302014-08-26T09:07:47.016+01:002014-08-26T09:07:47.016+01:00Muffins - now there's food for thought Annette...Muffins - now there's food for thought Annette. Not sure about the black tea though as I can't abide the taste.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-85727619048977511892014-08-26T09:05:27.837+01:002014-08-26T09:05:27.837+01:00The same here Cathy - poetry that I must explore f...The same here Cathy - poetry that I must explore further. This poem was included in one of the obituaries last year and I had not come across it before.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-68161331990875812612014-08-26T09:02:40.018+01:002014-08-26T09:02:40.018+01:00Yes you can't fail to go wrong with blackberri...Yes you can't fail to go wrong with blackberries Victoria. Thanks for your comment.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-6884364638617778052014-08-26T09:02:00.606+01:002014-08-26T09:02:00.606+01:00Glad to read that the poem bought back some happy ...Glad to read that the poem bought back some happy childhood memories Cathy. It did for me too. Another vote for jelly too! I've been missing out.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-19266241947232510602014-08-26T08:59:47.173+01:002014-08-26T08:59:47.173+01:00The words are evocative indeed Elaine. The seeds a...The words are evocative indeed Elaine. The seeds are a pain but then I suppose the berries are designed more for beaks than mouths. It's the best time of year for foraging.<br />Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-15486996297970315232014-08-26T08:35:45.558+01:002014-08-26T08:35:45.558+01:00Oh now that sounds good Christina says she making ...Oh now that sounds good Christina says she making a note for next year.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-44363245632020367882014-08-25T21:56:23.371+01:002014-08-25T21:56:23.371+01:00Craving crumble right now, the only saving grace f...Craving crumble right now, the only saving grace for the end of summer! Lovely words!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289057264276106892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-13919527965689456782014-08-25T18:27:20.771+01:002014-08-25T18:27:20.771+01:00I LOVE blackberries! Can happily have it with anyt...I LOVE blackberries! Can happily have it with anything. Apple and blackberry crumble, bliss!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-58529925619582757142014-08-25T12:38:32.230+01:002014-08-25T12:38:32.230+01:00I love to see them lining the hedgerows best! They...I love to see them lining the hedgerows best! They look so exuberant and abundant in a kind of merry display of late summer revelry. (Not keen on eating them cos of the pips - though I love the aroma of them cooking).Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-72480914612302669332014-08-25T09:00:15.413+01:002014-08-25T09:00:15.413+01:00The first lot was a bit watery possibly due to the...The first lot was a bit watery possibly due to the rain but now they taste better...I love them in muffins (dough with black tea so that they're nice and moist) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-71604412892983651582014-08-24T21:01:18.341+01:002014-08-24T21:01:18.341+01:00Must read more of Seamus Heaney as I recognise so ...Must read more of Seamus Heaney as I recognise so few of his poems. Strangely, our cultivated blackberries seem to be later than last year. Enjoy your apple and blackberry combinations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-61771173022595662432014-08-24T20:42:15.632+01:002014-08-24T20:42:15.632+01:00Pie, crumble, whatever, they are always delicious....Pie, crumble, whatever, they are always delicious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187262310974834205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-28878313094325016342014-08-24T20:31:11.394+01:002014-08-24T20:31:11.394+01:00Oh yes, an apple and blackberry crumble would be v...Oh yes, an apple and blackberry crumble would be very nice! Love them with yoghurt too. :) That poem sums it all up so well and reminded me of picking blackberries as a child. We didn't try and keep the fruit, but set them to strain the same day to make my Mum and Dad's famous bramble jelly! A lovely reminder Anna!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-41704423699912186472014-08-24T19:55:47.953+01:002014-08-24T19:55:47.953+01:00~What a wonderfully evocative poem. We don't ...~What a wonderfully evocative poem. We don't seem to have many ripe berries yet in the hedgerows - but each year when they are ready it is like an annual pilgrimage to pick them. I don't like all the seeds that stick in your teeth so usually make blackberry jelly and cordial. I love this time of year for all the hedgerow bounty.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-10995399925622636042014-08-24T15:45:37.852+01:002014-08-24T15:45:37.852+01:00Blackberry and apple jelly is my favourite - somet...Blackberry and apple jelly is my favourite - sometimes I freeze the fruit until I have enough!Christinahttp://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com