The blueberry farm opened its U-Pick fields today, so we made it a Blueberry Day! It was our first time to ever go picking and it was so much fun I know that it will become an annual event!
We started off the day with homemade blueberry pancakes and headed out to Blueberry Lane to pick at about 10:30.
We started off the day with homemade blueberry pancakes and headed out to Blueberry Lane to pick at about 10:30.
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The bushes were loaded with berries and we spent about 45 minutes picking. Our morning ended with tears when Sugar Plum was frightened by a dinosaur in the grass (known more commonly as a snake!). Fortunately, we had a half full bucket which was more than enough for us right now (though we may go back).
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Little Man was filthy! I didn't think that he could get dirtier than he was when we picked strawberries, but he did!
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We couldn't let Blueberry Day pass without reading Blueberries for Sal!
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Our last activity for the day was to make the simplest blueberry topping for ice cream from Martha Stewart. It is so delicious and tastes a lot like blueberry cobbler since it is made from butter, sugar, and blueberries (As Ina says, "How bad could that be?").
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Do you pick blueberries in your neck of the woods?
8 comments:
At Blueberry Lane - I had been watching the Wave for the opening knowing it had to be soon but must of missed it! Tomorrow might be blueberry day for us !
Your day sounds wonderful. You are making very special memories for your little ones! I love blueberries, alas, they don't seem to grow naturally in Utah. Not that I know of, anyway. I do pick cherries and they are free ones at a neighbor's house, which hang over the fence and are free for the picking. :)
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Elizabeth
Blueberries are ready yet around here-- it's still strawberry season! We will definitely be going, though. Both the boys will be able to pick, I suspect. It looks like a wonderful day!
Ooooh. I will have to look on the internet to see if any are around here. I assume there are, but just have to find them. I would LOVE to take the kids to something like that!
Blueberries are my absolute favorite, but they are a late summer treat here (my birthday is the last of August, and usually I have fresh ones for the day)
Enjoy!
That looks like so much fun!! The picture of your baby's feet are so adorable! Hope the blueberry stains came out.... :)
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We picked a couple of weeks ago, I have a couple of gallon bags of them in the freezeer... a yummy treat for something sweet and cold on a hot day.
I do need to make some jam w/ some of them though before they all get eaten
I love Blueberries for Sal. I have always wished I could have a kitchen like the one pictured on the first and last pages. No blueberries here in Sutter County, CA, they don't like 110 degree weather!
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